Kurt Ruffley, LCPC

Licensed in Montana · 4 years in practice

Kurt Ruffley is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana.

License and registration

LCPC, Montana: BBH-LCPC-LIC-68359 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1396454419 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 4
Languages: English

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About Kurt

Kurt Ruffley is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana. He brings four years of clinical experience to his work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression. Kurt aims to make therapy approachable and practical for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.

Kurt uses short-term and skills-based methods to help people handle day-to-day problems. He often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and solution-focused work to build coping skills.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with time spent on concrete tools to use between meetings. He also addresses issues connected to family of origin, adoption and foster care, abandonment, codependency, caregiver stress, and chronic health challenges. Kurt pays attention to how past hurt and current life pressures affect mood and behavior.

He helps people sort priorities and practice responses that reduce distress. Many sessions include grounding exercises, thought-challenging, and step-by-step behavior plans. Kurt explains techniques plainly and checks in about what a person finds helpful.

He encourages small, measurable changes so progress feels real. Kurt offers multiple ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. He works from Montana and conducts sessions in English.

To begin, a simple matching questionnaire is used to pair people with a therapist and schedule appointments.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kurt lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Depression
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Antisocial personality
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Kurt names

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Online support

How Kurt’s Approaches Work Online

CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving practical ways to shift thinking and behavior. DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways to communicate when feelings feel intense. It is useful for strong mood swings and difficulties tolerating stress.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and daily life, then suggest which methods to try first. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is working and what is not, so treatment stays focused on real needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, support between visits, and continuing skill practice when typing fits someone’s routine. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or travel.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kurt commonly address?

He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.

What is his therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and conversational with a focus on building coping skills, mindfulness, and short-term solutions that people can use between meetings.

What experience does he bring?

He has four years of experience providing counseling services and applies a blend of evidence-informed approaches to everyday problems.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds the credential MT LCPC and practices in Montana.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

People can meet by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

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