- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kimberly
Kimberly Sullivan, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California with two decades of experience. She leads sessions that focus on practical problem solving and clear steps parents can try between meetings. Her approach is direct and solution-oriented, aimed at reducing overwhelm and restoring everyday functioning for people juggling parenting demands and other life stresses.
She uses TEAM CBT methods as a core part of her work.
Background and approach
That model emphasizes testing beliefs, changing behaviors, and measuring progress. Kimberly learned the approach through extended coursework and ongoing consultation, and she integrates its techniques to address anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Clients can expect a mix of compassionate listening and active skills practice.
Sessions often include homework, behavior experiments, and focused tools to shift thoughts and habits. She also brings lived experience from long involvement with animals and martial arts to her style, which sometimes informs metaphors and practical coaching. Kimberly has supported people dealing with grief, addiction struggles, parenting stress, self-esteem concerns, trauma and abuse, and burnout among caregivers.
She also addresses issues like sleep and eating difficulties, attention challenges, and midlife transitions. Her work aims to help people find clearer priorities and more manageable daily routines. Outside clinical work she trains two rescue dogs and maintains a martial arts practice, pursuits she says shape her steady, disciplined approach to change.
What Kimberly works with
Everything Kimberly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kimberly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How TEAM CBT and focused techniques work online
TEAM CBT concentrates on testing thoughts, changing actions, and measuring results. In practice this means identifying unhelpful beliefs, trying new behaviors between sessions, and reviewing what changed to decide next steps. This approach can help with depression, anxiety, parenting stress, and relationship strain by breaking problems into concrete, testable pieces.Kimberly also emphasizes behavior experiments and skill building. Behavior experiments are small, planned actions you try between sessions to gather evidence and change habits. Skill building includes emotion regulation techniques, communication practice, and routines for sleep or eating that make daily life easier.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is measured. Clients are encouraged to give feedback so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is helpful for more in-depth work and demonstrations, phone calls can be lower bandwidth and easier on the go, quick live chat or text messaging suit short check-ins or brief coaching, and messaging lets people work through material at their own pace. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and changing days.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, addiction concerns, and related issues such as sleep, eating, and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and active, using clear tools, homework, and behavior experiments to create measurable change.
How long has she been practicing?
She has about 20 years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, credentialed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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