Carleigh O'Brien, LCSW - Therapist in Montana

About Carleigh

Carleigh O'Brien is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of practice. She trained at Walla Walla University in Missoula, Montana and built experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Her work is practical and straightforward.

She aims to make sessions feel understandable and useful for parents and adults seeking clearer ways forward. Her approach blends several evidence-informed methods. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.

Background and approach

Mindfulness practices are taught to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early relationships shape current struggles. Carleigh pays attention to relationship and parenting concerns alongside mood disorders and trauma.

She also addresses issues such as postpartum depression, communication problems, intimacy-related concerns, grief, and challenges linked to ADHD and bipolar conditions. She frames work around concrete goals and small steps that fit daily life. Sessions are offered in English and operate through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

Therapy follows a collaborative rhythm - listening first, then trying straightforward tools together. Pricing varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Carleigh practices in Montana and holds the credential LCSW, listed as MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-22989.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that match their values. This can be useful for parents facing ongoing stress or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches simple experiments to test new ways of coping with anxiety, depression, or anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to concerns, review goals, and try methods together to discover what fits best. That process is collaborative and may use different techniques over time depending on what is most helpful.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. These options allow people to meet from home, fit sessions into busy schedules, and use brief check-ins or longer conversations as needed. The range of formats supports continuity of care when life is unpredictable and helps clients practice tools between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, LGBT issues, intimacy-related problems, anger, self esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She listens first, then uses clear tools from CBT, mindfulness, and attachment work to try small, practical changes.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has nine years of clinical experience and trained at Walla Walla University in Missoula, Montana, with a focus on mood, relationship, attachment, and trauma-related issues.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with the listing MT LCSW BBH-LCSW-LIC-22989 and practices in Montana.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with this therapist?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Montana
Languages: English

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