Baum Therapy LLC

Helping Kids and Teens Heal
I help all kids and teens heal 🌈 from trauma and anxiety with a warm, supportive approach. With 10 years of experience, I use proven methods to make therapy feel safe, effective, and tailored to each child’s needs.
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I work with:
Anxious teens/children
LGBTQIA+
Trauma​
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*I do work with a select number of adults who align with my experience and expertise in assisting with emotionally immature parents, narcissism or have a history of relational trauma.

Why Work With Me?
Expert In Teen Trauma
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Expert Play Therapist
I help kids and teens work through difficult life events—like parental separation, stressors surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community, self harm, abuse, or losing a loved one—as well as big emotions like anxiety, defiance, loneliness, or emotional outbursts.
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A Decade of Experience with Children and Teens
Many of the kids I work with have tried therapy before but didn’t feel comfortable opening up. I take a different approach—one that feels safe, supportive, and easy to connect with. Teens and children of high conflict families often find they can trust me due to the high standard of care and confidentiality that I adhere to for teens and children.
Teens who are struggling need help the most, when it feels like schools and others have given up, I step up. I uncover the story behind the behaviors.
Commitment to
Effective Change
One of my specialties is EMDR for children and teens to address the overwhelming experiences they have had that created negative beliefs about themselves or the world. I also have advanced training in dissociation in kids and teens, helping those who feel disconnected or "zoned out" due to past trauma.
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Insurances Accepted
I take a variety of insurances, including:
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Aetna
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Allegiance
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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First Choice Health | FCH
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Montana Health Co-op
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Optum
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PacificSource​​​​​
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HMK

I believe that healing happens when kids feel understood and therapy meets them where they are.
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Shasta Baum-Strait, Mental Health Therapist, LCPC
Contact Me Today
Shasta Baum-Strait, LCPC
314 1st St E Ste. 204
Polson, MT 59860, USA
406-546-3224