Mandy Knight , LCSW

Mandy Knight is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Montana with experience across clinical settings since 2014. She earned an MSW from the University of Oklahoma and brings more than a decade of work helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenges such as trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and parenting or family conflicts. Prior roles working with at-risk youth in juvenile detention, residential behavioral treatment, and child welfare have given her a broad perspective on complex life circumstances and the systems that affect people and families.

Her practice includes intake assessments, medical social work, and work with children in partial hospitalization programs for intensive treatment, in addition to traditional individual and family counseling. She has worked with adolescents, young adults, and older clients, addressing issues like personality disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, panic attacks, and post-traumatic stress. Mandy draws on a range of evidence-based techniques and stays current with effective treatment approaches.

Clinically she commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and solution-focused strategies to create practical steps toward clients goals, while emphasizing where each person is starting from and what they most want to change. She aims to help clients identify needs, build coping skills, and move toward a more satisfying life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person from their own perspective and creating a supportive space where goals emerge from the client's priorities; it is helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and panic. Motivational Interviewing uses gentle, goal-oriented conversations to resolve ambivalence and strengthen a person’s motivation for change, often useful for people facing commitment or behavior-change challenges.

Mandy approaches treatment collaboratively, helping clients and licensed professionals determine which methods or combination of methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. This exploration is part of the therapeutic process and can shift over time as goals evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and access support from home, while still working with experienced therapists and licensed professionals.