Kirt Baab , LMSW

Kirt Baab is a Michigan-based licensed social worker with 37 years of practice supporting people across the lifespan and life stages. He has worked in addiction treatment, mental health programs, hospital outpatient clinics, social service agencies, and schools, bringing a broad clinical background that informs practical, skill-based therapy. Rather than foregrounding a single theory, he centers the person in front of him and applies clinical methods within the context of a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

He has trained with practitioners from Native American, Hispanic, African American, Caucasian, and Asian backgrounds and has provided treatment to people of different sexual orientations, physical abilities, and ages. That range of experience informs his work on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, parenting, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses related concerns like abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and life purpose.

Kirt focuses on teaching skills that reduce emotional suffering, interrupt painful habits, improve communication, and increase resilience. Typical goals in his work include reducing the intensity of depression or anxiety, lengthening the time between episodes of panic or excessive worry, decreasing feelings of hopelessness, and easing communication with important people in one’s life.

Kirt J. Baab holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and an ERYT-200, which denotes an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with 200 hours of training. He integrates his years of clinical experience with these qualifications to offer grounded, person-focused care.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Kirt Baab

Kirt uses several established approaches to tailor care to each person’s needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape emotional patterns - it helps people who struggle with trust, abandonment, or relational pain by exploring connection and safety in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and the client's own goals; the therapist listens with acceptance and supports each person in finding their own solutions and building self-trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kirt works with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods fit best with a person’s goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan over time as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility to engage by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy life or when in-person visits are impractical. These options allow therapists and clients to focus on progress and skill-building in formats that suit different schedules and comfort levels.