Dr. Kirk Thiemann
LPC
Idaho
Person-centered counselor focused on direction and meaning
Continue with KirkAt a glance
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Idaho / LPC-5980
- NPI
- 1043689029
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Idaho
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational Interviewing
- Client-centered care
- 10 years experience
About Kirk
Dr. Kirk Thiemann uses a straightforward, person-centered approach to help people find direction and meaning. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with about 10 years of counseling experience and speaks English. Dr. Thiemann writes plainly and aims to make therapy practical and understandable for worried parents looking for help.
He has worked in a range of counseling roles since 2015, including mental health, career, academic, and family counseling. This variety gives him experience with common life questions like career direction, workplace stress, and relationship struggles. He also teaches counseling courses to counselors-in-training, which keeps him engaged with current ideas in the field.
In sessions he helps people name and understand their thoughts and feelings. He focuses on helping people trust themselves and live more honestly and authentically. He encourages taking responsibility for life direction while offering support during that process.
Dr. Thiemann often draws on Motivational Interviewing and client-centered methods to help people find motivation and clarity. He also uses existential ideas to talk about meaning, choice, and values when those topics come up. These approaches are used to address issues like anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns.
He works with a wide array of concerns including stress, career and family issues, parenting, LGBT questions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and end-of-life topics. If his style feels like a possible fit, the next step is to use the site's Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
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How these approaches translate to online work
Dr. Thiemann commonly uses Motivational Interviewing and Client-Centered Therapy, and he brings existential ideas into conversations about values and meaning. Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping a person find their own reasons to change and can be useful for addictions, motivation struggles, and behavior change. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person's own experience, offering reflective listening and empathy to help people understand their feelings and choices. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, responsibility, and life direction when those topics are important to the person.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. He will collaborate with each person to figure out what feels most useful based on goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining approaches or trying different styles over time to see what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. It also lets conversations focus on practical steps, motivation, values, and problem solving without needing to change much of your routine. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionADHDAdditional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCancerCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issuesYoung adult issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMotivational InterviewingExperience
10+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues can be addressed here?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma, and a range of life-direction issues listed in his specialties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centered conversation to understand your perspective and Motivational Interviewing to help build motivation for change, with existential ideas when questions of meaning arise.
How long has he practiced counseling?
He has been counseling since 2015, bringing about 10 years of experience across mental health, career, academic, and family counseling roles.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He holds the LPC credential and is located in Idaho.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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