- Years in practice
- 35
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kim
Kim Connolly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years in the mental health field. She brings long experience from nonprofit and community settings and a down-to-earth style. Kim centers her work on practical steps and honest conversation to help people move forward.
Kim often sees people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting pressures. She has extensive experience with abuse survivors and with the ripple effects of major life changes.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with eating concerns, relationship and family challenges, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is warm, interactive, and straightforward. She listens to where someone is starting from and then tailors the pace and tools to each person.
Humor and real-life connection matter to her and can be part of sessions when it fits. Kim uses a mix of approaches depending on need, including client-centered methods, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She focuses on small, usable changes that reduce distress and build coping skills.
Kim trained at Sonoma State University and holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - LMFT. She lives in coastal California and draws on decades of community-based practice when helping people facing parenting strain, relationship problems, grief, or life transitions. If someone wants steady, experienced guidance that is practical and empathetic, Kim offers straightforward support and collaborative planning.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kim helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kim lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person where they are. It helps people set goals at their own pace and brings the therapist alongside rather than directing every step. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for anger, relationship strain, and persistent overwhelm.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try techniques that fit their style, and adjust plans together as progress is seen. That way each person gets methods that feel useful and realistic for their life.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or when being on camera is hard, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing connection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, manage parenting demands, or check in during a stressful day.
Questions people ask about Kim
What concerns does Kim commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and direct. She listens first and then uses practical steps, humor, and straightforward feedback to help people make progress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 35 years of experience in the mental health field, much of it in nonprofit and community settings working with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential - LMFT and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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