Therapist profile
Spela Bertoncelj, LCSW
Montana
LCSW in Montana - Stress and Anger focus
Continue with SpelaKey details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Montana / BBH-LCSW-LIC-72765
- NPI1366261448
- Experience4 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMontana
About
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Motivational interviewing
About Spela
Spela Bertoncelj is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Montana with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She frames clients as the experts in their own stories and encourages small, practical steps toward feeling steadier.
Her approach is straightforward. Sessions start by identifying what feels most urgent and what the person already does well. She uses clear tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and from dialectical behavior therapy to build emotional regulation skills. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to find reasons to change.
Spela pays attention to patterns that repeat across relationships and life stages, such as attachment or control issues. She also works on common life strains like caregiver stress, chronic illness, money worries, and difficult breakups. Anger is addressed as a practical problem - how it shows up, what keeps it going, and what small changes reduce its impact.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Clients can expect to leave with at least one idea to try between meetings. Spela helps people practice new reactions and habits until those choices feel more natural.
She offers services in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Spela commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. CBT focuses on spotting and testing thoughts that increase stress or anger and practicing different responses. DBT emphasizes building skills for regulating intense emotions and improving how people manage conflict and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their goals and daily life. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting as progress or obstacles appear.
The profile does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. The therapist will discuss which session rhythm and format best fit a client's schedule and needs during the initial matching and first appointment.
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 kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes plus related concerns such as attachment, control issues, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a practical, conversational style that treats the client as the expert of their story and focuses on concrete skills and steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Montana LCSW and provides services based in Montana.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The profile does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.