Kimberly "Kim" Frey

Kimberly "Kim" Frey is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and family concerns. Kim focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Kim keeps conversations straightforward and tailors the plan to each person’s needs. Sessions aim to build motivation, strengthen confidence, and ease family-related strain. She uses tools from client-centered methods, cognitive-behavioral work, and skills training to address day-to-day problems.

Her background spans two decades of clinical work in California, giving her experience with both common and complex concerns. Kim also addresses issues connected to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness or disability, and body image. She pays attention to how these problems affect daily routines and relationships.

In sessions she listens first, then helps people try new strategies and track changes. Therapy focuses on small practical goals and steady progress. Kim encourages people to recognize strengths they already have and build on them.

If you’re nervous about starting, she acknowledges that taking the first step takes courage. To begin you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Kim Uses Talk Therapy and Skills Work Online

Kim uses client-centered methods to focus on each person’s experience. This approach means the therapist listens closely and adjusts conversations to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard while naming practical next steps.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. CBT offers clear techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through mindfulness and distress tolerance practices.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kim will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped in the past. Together they try methods and adjust them based on progress and comfort level.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use a range of methods to deliver the same practical skills and conversations you would expect in person.