Blanche Sumner, LCPC

Blanche Sumner is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Montana with nine years of experience. She has spent much of her practice working with Indigenous people and with adolescents through transitional-age adults. Her listed concerns include grief, shame, trauma, and LGBTQIA2S+ related matters among other issues clients bring.

Sumner focuses on helping people notice what is happening inside them so they can make clearer choices. She uses plain, direct conversation to help people recognize patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions emphasize practical steps a person can take between meetings.

Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, and addiction alongside relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people dealing with anger, body image, and self-esteem concerns. Blended family issues are included among topics she lists, so she can help individuals sort role and boundary questions in stephousehold situations.

Sumner names trauma, grief, and shame as frequent areas of attention. She pays particular attention to attachment and abandonment concerns that affect how people relate. When needed, she will work with problems that come from complex stressors like domestic violence, separation, or disruptive mood symptoms.

Her style is respectful and direct. She aims to match interventions to what each person says they want to change. For someone feeling overwhelmed by change or by relationship strain, sessions focus on small, doable shifts and clearer communication.

To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.