Therapist profile
Kurt Ruffley, LCPC
Montana
LCPC counselor - Trauma and anxiety focus
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- Credentials
- LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Montana / BBH-LCPC-LIC-68359
- NPI
- 1396454419
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Montana
About
- Mindfulness based
- CBT strategies
- Solution focused
About Kurt
Kurt Ruffley is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with four years of clinical experience based in Montana. He describes his practice as trauma-informed and notes work with veterans, children, and underserved communities. His listed concerns include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, and depression.
Ruffley says he combines military and education background with counseling. He mentions offering telehealth along with occasional in-person sessions in Montana's Flathead Valley and access for rural Montana clients. He uses mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice their reactions, reduce stress, and reconnect with a sense of inner strength.
In sessions he lays out clear steps and plans instead of vague goals. He draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies and solution-focused ideas to help people change patterns that cause repeated problems. He also uses dialectical skills and motivational interviewing to address strong emotions and help people decide what matters to them.
Kurt lists a broad range of additional focus areas, from caregiver stress and chronic illness to family of origin issues, addiction, and codependency. He notes community outreach work and experience with homelessness and veteran reintegration as part of his background.
People who want direct, practical conversations about setting boundaries, managing anxiety, or coping with trauma may find his style useful. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details since formats can vary.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and replacing them with more helpful alternatives. In online sessions this looks like setting small experiments between meetings and reviewing results together to adjust what works.DBT brings skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. When used remotely, it often includes short skill practice, grounding exercises, and coaching on tolerating distress during stressful moments.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Those practices can be guided in a session and then practiced between meetings to reduce overall stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and what feels practical in everyday life. This is an ongoing conversation rather than a one-time decision.
The biography mentions telehealth and occasional in-person work in Montana's Flathead Valley, and remote access to rural Montana, so confirm which session formats are being offered before you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow brief check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Discussing how sessions will be structured helps make them useful and realistic for day-to-day life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, and depression. Additional areas listed include codependency, addiction, caregiver stress, and family of origin issues.
What is his therapeutic approach and style?
He uses a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. Sessions emphasize practical steps and skills for managing emotions and changing unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has four years of experience as a practicing counselor. His background includes military service and work in education that inform his approach.
What credential does he hold and where is he located?
He is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and practices in Montana. He mentions occasional in-person work in the Flathead Valley alongside telehealth access.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes telehealth and occasional in-person sessions in Montana's Flathead Valley, with remote access for rural Montana. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Reach out for details tied to your location.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That process sets up the initial appointment and intake.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.