Social Constructionist Therapists in Billings, MT

Looking for grief counseling or chronic illness support? Living with a recent loss or a new medical diagnosis can make you wonder if you will ever feel like yourself again. These life transitions often cause deep emotional suffering, anxiety, and isolation. While friends and family try to offer support, it is common to feel like no one truly understands your pain or that you are becoming a burden to your loved ones.In my therapy practice, you will find a safe space to process grief, trauma, and medical anxiety without needing to put on a brave face. You do not have to pretend you are okay here. Together, we will navigate this dark season, explore coping strategies for life challenges, and restore your hope for the future. Please know that your emotional response is completely valid—there is nothing wrong with you, and healing is possible. I can help.

Are you feeling weighed down by trauma, shame, or family conflict? I specialize in helping individuals navigate the most challenging parts of their lives, from trauma and PTSD to identity struggles and relationship issues. I provide a safe, supportive space where you can explore your emotions without judgment, rebuild your sense of self, and develop tools to move forward with confidence. If you're ready to reclaim your life and start healing, I’m here to guide you every step of the way.

I view therapy as a collaborative interaction in service of understanding the best forms of quality human relating. My approach to therapy is primarily guided by Coherence Therapy. Coherence Therapy is an approach to treatment that is different from many others in that - instead of focusing on what is "negative" or "wrong" and trying to change or alter it - the purpose is to genuinely understand a person's symptoms; to curiously explore why maintaining certain patterns of thinking and behavior is emotionally necessary, even when a person is feeling stuck because of those patterns. Understanding the symptom leads to identifying the underlying emotional reasons of why we do things and addresses the cause of feeling stuck, not just the symptom, which leads to meaningful and lasting changes.

I do my best to listen in the service of understanding and provide thoughtful responsiveness, which I have found helps my clients connect to their inner life and with others. Using gentle honesty and compassion, I value autonomy and collaboration to help people feel less alone while finding a sense of purpose within their lives and in the world.

I provide online therapy centered on personal growth and fulfillment. Recognizing that life's difficulties often prompt the search for a therapist, our work will address these immediate concerns while exploring the broader path to a meaningful life, uniquely defined by you. My approach integrates relational psychoanalysis, integral philosophy, and Eastern wisdom traditions, emphasizing mindfulness and compassion. I prioritize the present moment within our therapeutic relationship, using this focus as a means for reflection, insight, and transformation as we collaboratively create a space to understand the significant particular and universal experiences of your life.

Billings is Montana's largest city and functions as the primary regional hub for healthcare, commerce, and services across a vast area of eastern Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas—a region that includes significant Native American populations from multiple reservations, agricultural and ranching communities, and energy industry workers. Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare provide behavioral health services and serve as referral destinations for communities hundreds of miles away, making Billings uniquely important to the mental health landscape of the entire northern Great Plains. The city's role as a regional hub means that the most challenging and underserved mental health needs in the region—including those of reservation communities, ranch workers, and rural families—flow through Billings. Common therapy concerns include rural isolation, agricultural and energy industry stress, Indigenous community mental health, trauma, and the challenges of a relatively small city carrying the mental health burden of an enormous and underserved geographic region.

Gender ID

	62%	Male
	38%	Female

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Specialties

88%	Anxiety or Fears
88%	Depression
75%	Loss or Grief
63%	Self Esteem
63%	Stress
63%	Trauma and PTSD
50%	Addictions or Substance Abuse

Ages Served

100%	Adult
50%	Young Adult
13%	Senior
13%	Teen

Client Focus

50%	Men
50%	Women
25%	Black / African American
25%	LGBTQ+
25%	Military / Veterans

Social Constructionist therapists in Billings, MT

Jackie Williams-Reade

Emily Rowe

James Parker

Dr. Adam Shafer (Chicago, IL)

Dr. Daniel Cantor

Social Constructionist Therapy therapists in Billings, MT Statistics

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Average cost per session

Accept insurance

Offer sliding scale