Muang Kistler, LCSW

Muang Kistler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with three years of experience in remote therapy. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, and concerns around self-esteem and parenting. Muang also supports people facing bipolar mood challenges and those coping with chronic illness or caregiving strain.

Before providing remote therapy, Muang spent nine years as a medical social worker in hospital settings, including emergency departments, inpatient psychiatric care, and palliative care. She has additional experience in outpatient primary care, a dialysis center, and correctional settings. That background informs how she listens and responds to problems that connect health and emotion.

Muang uses an attachment-based perspective alongside cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice small behavior changes, and clarify personal values. She aims to help clients manage emotions and take steps that match what matters to them.

People who have experienced family ruptures, abandonment, or long-standing caregiving roles often come to Muang to sort out attachment patterns. She also supports those dealing with grief, workplace stress, domestic violence impacts, or the fallout from natural or human-caused disasters.

Therapy is approached as a collaboration. Muang works with each person to set concrete goals and adjusts plans as needed. She emphasizes clear communication and practical coping skills so clients can take manageable steps toward the changes they want.

Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions