Kirk Postlewaite, LCMHC - Therapist in Vermont

About Kirk

Kirk Postlewaite is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor who aims to help parents and families handle everyday stresses and bigger life changes. He writes plainly, listens without judgment, and works with people on issues like parenting, family problems, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and stress. Kirk practices in Vermont and offers sessions in English.

Kirk uses straightforward conversations to identify what matters to each person. He combines practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices.

Background and approach

That means sessions often include looking at unhelpful thoughts, trying small changes between meetings, and learning simple mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity. He brings six years of experience as a licensed counselor, with a focus on fathers, first responders, and men navigating midlife shifts. Kirk also works with issues tied to trauma, compassion fatigue, ADHD, seasonal mood changes, and forgiveness.

He keeps a direct but compassionate tone in sessions. Kirk uses solution-focused tools to set clear, short-term goals when that fits a family’s needs. He also applies motivational interviewing to help people clarify what they want and find realistic steps toward it.

This combination aims to produce practical change parents can use at home. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, which can make it easier to fit counseling into busy family schedules. To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step match a person with the right appointment time.

How Kirk brings therapy online using practical methods

Online sessions often use cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. CBT focuses on concrete steps and experiments you can try between appointments to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or shift mood.

Mindfulness therapy is also part of his approach. That means learning simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These practices can help when stress or trauma responses make parenting or everyday tasks harder.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist and client look at goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose whether to emphasize CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused steps, or a mix that fits the family’s needs.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy family lives. Video lets you have a face-to-face conversation, phone offers a simple alternative, and chat or text can keep work going between sessions. These options increase flexibility and make consistent progress more practical for parents and caregivers.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kirk address related to family life?

He works with parenting challenges, family problems, fatherhood issues, and related stresses like grief and addiction.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

His style is honest and compassionate, blending client-centered listening with practical techniques to create achievable steps forward.

What is his professional background?

He holds a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential and brings six years of practice as a licensed counselor in mental health settings.

Where is he licensed and located?

He is licensed in Vermont as LCMHC with license number VT LCMHC 068.0123910 and practices in Vermont.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling and access.

How are session costs handled?

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

What are the steps to begin working with him?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 6 years
Licensed: Vermont
Languages: English

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