About Kimberly
Kimberly "Kim" Frey helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, and family conflict. She brings two decades of experience to sessions and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is unsure or nervous. Kim is listed as LPCC, and she meets people where they are with straightforward care and respect.
Her approach is practical and down to earth. She listens without judgement and tailors conversations to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete skills that can be used between meetings, along with time to talk through personal concerns. Kim blends several methods to match what each person finds most helpful. She uses client-centered techniques to keep the work focused on the individual's goals.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with clearer options. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set small, achievable steps so progress is visible.
This mix supports people working on mood, focus, relationships, or self-worth. Kim emphasizes collaboration. She will work with clients to create a plan that feels realistic for their life.
Her style is calm, respectful, and goal oriented, aimed at helping people make steady changes over time.
Approaches that fit online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's goals; it helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical steps to shift them, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, try out techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process that aims to match skills and conversation to your needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for in-depth work. Phone sessions can be a good option when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit brief conversations into a busy day. These formats give flexibility so work can continue around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English