Kimberly "Kim" Frey , LPCC

Kimberly "Kim" Frey is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. She supports individuals navigating family conflict and ADHD-related concerns. Her approach is warm and respectful, designed to meet people where they are.

Kim focuses on building a simple plan that fits each person's life. She listens first and tailors conversations to what matters most. Sessions aim to boost motivation, strengthen coping skills, and improve day-to-day functioning.

Clients can expect practical strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Solution-focused methods help set clear, achievable goals and track progress.

Kim also uses client-centered principles to create an accepting space where people feel heard. Dialectical behavior ideas are added when managing intense emotions or improving interpersonal effectiveness. The mix of approaches is adjusted to each person's needs.

She works in California as an LPCC, and brings two decades of hands-on experience to sessions. Kim aims for straightforward communication and a collaborative tone in therapy. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she encourages people to move at a pace that feels right for them.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It emphasizes empathy and a nonjudgmental stance to help people feel heard and make their own choices about change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It uses short-term exercises and practical homework to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and to improve problem-solving.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, often called DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. It can be helpful when strong feelings make daily routines or relationships harder to maintain.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversational flow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short break during the day. Live chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, note-taking, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to fit regular sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.