- Client-centered care
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
About Kim
Kim Connolly is a California LMFT with 35 years of clinical experience. She has spent much of her career in the nonprofit sector and has supported people through depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and coping with life changes.
She works in a direct, interactive style and adjusts her approach to what each person needs. Sessions include straightforward conversation, practical strategies, and sometimes humor to ease tension. She names problems clearly and helps people sort through next steps at a manageable pace.
Early in her career she left college to work in a group home and later completed a master’s degree in Counseling at Sonoma State University. Her path led to longstanding roles in community settings and then to licensure as a marriage and family therapist. That background shaped a focus on trauma, attachment concerns, and long-term support.
Kim uses a range of methods depending on the issue. She draws on client-centered work to focus on what matters to the person. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness and DBT skills appear when emotional regulation is a concern.
She also brings experience with parenting questions, eating and food-related concerns, blended family issues, aging and chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Outside of work she lives near the California coast and has a long history with dog fostering and rescue, which she says keeps life lighter.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Kim commonly uses client-centered therapy to focus on what matters most to the person. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting what you say, and shaping goals based on your priorities. It helps when you need a space to sort out feelings and options.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood. CBT offers practical tools to change patterns that keep stress, anxiety, or low mood active. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness are used when emotions feel overwhelming; these teach grounding, distress tolerance, and ways to notice thoughts without acting on them.
Choosing the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will review your goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. That decision is collaborative and can shift as needs change.
The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, reduce travel time, and provide quicker check-ins when life is busy. Some formats use less bandwidth or allow audio-only contact, which can be helpful on a noisy day or when you prefer not to be on camera.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, eating concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a direct, interactive style with practical strategies and occasional humor. She adapts methods to fit what each person finds most helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of experience, much of it in nonprofit mental health settings and community counseling roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in California and practicing from that state.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.