Dr. Kim Gorecki , WI Psychologist 2810 - 57

Dr. Kim Gorecki uses a practical, person-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She emphasizes listening first and then working together to set clear goals. Kim keeps language simple and offers tools people can try between sessions. Over two decades of work in mental health informs her style. She has 24 years of experience across outpatient clinics, correctional facilities, and psychiatric hospitals. That background gives her a wide view of how people respond to stress and life change. Her sessions blend client-centered conversations with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. This means she pays attention to each person’s experience, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and teaches calming practices people can use daily. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas guide practical steps toward change. Kim helps with a broad range of concerns, including relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and women’s issues. She also supports people facing divorce and separation, pregnancy and childbirth adjustments, and those questioning life purpose. People can expect a collaborative process that balances short-term problem solving with longer-term work when needed. Dr. Gorecki holds the credential WI Psychologist 2810 - 57 and practices from Wisconsin. Sessions are offered in English and provided through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and making the conversation meet the person's needs. Online sessions let the therapist follow the client's lead and tailor questions and homework to goals like improving communication or reducing anxiety.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. In telehealth sessions CBT can include identifying unhelpful thoughts, setting small experiments to test new behaviors, and using worksheets or brief practice between meetings to build new habits.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm the mind. These practices translate well to video or phone sessions and can be practiced during short text check-ins or live chat prompts.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person's goals, preferences, and daily routine, adjusting the plan over time based on what helps.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging allow quick check-ins or brief problem solving between longer sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care despite busy lives.