- Warm and direct
- 35 years experience
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Kim
Kim Connolly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years in the mental health field. She has spent much of her career in nonprofit settings and has long-term experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life changes. Kim brings a warm, direct, and interactive style to sessions and values humor alongside careful listening.
Her background includes work with people who have experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse and those managing chronic pain and health challenges. She also has experience addressing relationship and parenting concerns as well as attachment issues and complications that arise after adoption or foster care experiences.
Kim adapts her way of working to each person's needs. She uses approaches drawn from client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She aims to match method to the problem and to the pace a person prefers.
She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling at Sonoma State University and holds a California LMFT. Much of her early career included hands-on work in group homes and community agencies, which shaped her practical, down-to-earth approach.
Kim lives near the California coast and often talks about the comfort dogs provide. She mixes practical skills, gentle challenge, and a bit of loving humor to help people move forward. If her style sounds like a fit, follow the site's steps to begin the intake process.
How therapeutic approaches can work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It emphasizes listening, respect for the client's pace, and working from the goals the client sets. This approach helps when someone needs an empathetic space to talk through difficult feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to change thinking patterns and behaviors that feed anxiety, depression, or problematic habits. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, combines skill-building for emotion regulation with techniques for tolerating distress and improving relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single style. That process often begins in the first few sessions and can be adjusted over time.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into busy days, keeps check-ins shorter when needed, and reduces travel time. It can also make it easier to continue regular work on goals from week to week while balancing family, work, and other commitments.
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Experience
35+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, relationship and family challenges, parenting, anger, eating issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, and matters related to adoption and foster care.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is warm, interactive, and straightforward. She mixes listening, practical tools, and occasional gentle challenge, and uses humor when it feels right.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 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 her practice?
She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling and is a California LMFT practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.