- Client-centered focus
- CBT and DBT tools
- Short practical steps
About Spela
Spela Bertoncelj is a licensed clinical social worker who centers her practice on the person in front of her. She emphasizes client-centered care and works to build a practical plan that matches each person's needs. She often helps people who struggle with stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and self esteem concerns.
Spela believes people hold knowledge about their own lives and that therapy works best when that knowledge is respected. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and develop clearer coping skills. Sessions focus on what feels most useful for the client in day-to-day life.
She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy techniques to support change and small, achievable steps. That approach is practical when motivation feels low or when someone wants clear next steps after a crisis or life change. The goal is steady progress rather than overnight fixes.
Spela brings four years of professional experience in a Montana practice setting. She works with common issues like attachment and abandonment worries, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, separation and divorce, guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, life purpose, midlife concerns, and money-related stress.
Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. The first meeting is usually focused on listening, setting priorities, and agreeing on a pace that fits each person. Spela encourages people to take the first step and complete the intake questionnaire to begin scheduling.
Spela believes people hold knowledge about their own lives and that therapy works best when that knowledge is respected. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and develop clearer coping skills. Sessions focus on what feels most useful for the client in day-to-day life.
She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy techniques to support change and small, achievable steps. That approach is practical when motivation feels low or when someone wants clear next steps after a crisis or life change. The goal is steady progress rather than overnight fixes.
Spela brings four years of professional experience in a Montana practice setting. She works with common issues like attachment and abandonment worries, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, separation and divorce, guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, life purpose, midlife concerns, and money-related stress.
Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. The first meeting is usually focused on listening, setting priorities, and agreeing on a pace that fits each person. Spela encourages people to take the first step and complete the intake questionnaire to begin scheduling.