Muang Kistler, LCSW
Licensed in California · 3 years in practice
Muang Kistler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, or low self-worth.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 94125 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1023368669 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Muang
Muang Kistler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, or low self-worth. She meets people where they are and helps them set clear, manageable goals. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings.
Muang draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help people cope. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current behavior.
Background and approach
She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and build values-driven action. Before moving to remote practice, Muang spent nine years as a medical social worker in hospitals. That work included emergency departments, inpatient psychiatric care, palliative care, and acute adult medicine.
She has also supported people in outpatient settings, dialysis clinics, and correctional facilities, bringing a broad view of medical and mental health needs. In sessions she keeps communication direct and honest. She works collaboratively to create plans that are achievable and specific.
That can mean learning new coping skills, managing mood symptoms, handling grief, or improving communication patterns. Muang aims to help people regain a sense of control and purpose. She focuses on steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her goal is to help each person leave therapy with clearer choices and practical tools they can use in daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Muang lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Mood disorders
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Muang names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Online support
Approach and online support that fit your life
Muang commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her remote practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and still take steps toward what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, grief, and ongoing stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns, helping people understand why they react the way they do and learn different ways to connect and cope.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Muang treats therapy as a partnership and will help you decide which methods match your needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so the plan stays useful and relevant as you make progress.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deep conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let you send brief updates or work through issues between scheduled sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Muang help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar concerns, and parenting-related strain. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and workplace issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and direct, blending attachment-based perspective with practical CBT and ACT techniques. The work is focused on skills, insight, and actionable steps between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has three years of remote therapy experience and previously spent nine years as a medical social worker in hospital settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
Muang is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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