Hi, I’m Kim.
If you've spent most of your life taking care of everyone else while quietly wondering when someone would finally take care of you, I understand that more than you might expect.
Because I lived it too.
My approach is grounded, compassionate, and deeply attuned, but I am not a passive therapist. That balance comes from my own history. I grew up in an environment marked by chaos, fear, and emotional unavailability, and those experiences left me carrying responsibilities no child should have to shoulder. Those early years shaped my understanding of what it means to survive, to shut down, to over function, and to ache for connection that doesn’t come.
For a long time, I felt alone with big emotions I didn’t know how to name, and I learned to take care of everyone around me while ignoring myself. Those patterns stayed with me into adulthood, quietly influencing my relationships and how I showed up in the world.
Healing for me didn’t begin until someone finally saw me.
The Turning Point
I didn’t initially set out to become a therapist. The shift happened because one person believed in me at a moment when I couldn’t see myself clearly. My therapist pushed me in ways no one ever had. She didn’t let me hide. She didn’t accept the “I’m too old for this.”
I once told her I didn’t want to go back to school, and instead of letting me stay small, she kept challenging me. She pushed because she saw something I couldn’t yet access: resilience, depth, intuition, and the capacity to help others heal. That kind of belief changes a person.
It taught me that challenge, when offered with attunement and respect, is not harmful, it’s transformative.
How I work
My style reflects that same balance: I am warm and deeply present, but I also challenge clients when they’re ready for it. I don’t push people into places their nervous system can’t handle, but I do invite them into growth, perspective shifts, and deeper honesty.
I work best with people who are ready to dig in, tired of their own patterns, and willing to do the work required for change. You don’t have to be confident or clear, just willing.
Clinically, I integrate:
Nervous system regulation
Inner child and emotional repair work through IFS and the Relationship Recovery Process (RRP)
The RRP model allows clients to reconnect with the younger parts of themselves who still carry fear, shame, confusion, or unmet needs. It helps create internal safety, emotional repair, and a healthier relationship with the self.
My marriage and what it taught me
I’ve been married for 27 years. It has not been easy. We’ve walked through seasons of distance, misunderstandings, ruptures, and the kind of complexity that can bring a marriage to its knees. There were moments we weren’t sure we’d make it.
My own healing and regulation slowly shifted the dynamics in our marriage. That inner work shifted the dynamic between us in ways that helped us move forward. Living through that process changed the way I sit with couples. I understand firsthand what it takes to rebuild trust, repair after hurt, navigate shutdowns, and re-establish emotional safety.
I don’t see couples from an ivory tower. I see them from the inside of my own lived experience.
Who I help
I work with:
Women navigating trauma, CPTSD, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or relational wounds
Adults who grew up with emotional neglect or chaotic childhoods
People dealing with shutdowns, triggers, and attachment injuries
Couples recovering from disconnection, infidelity, or long-standing cycles of misunderstanding
I am a good fit for clients who want depth, honesty, attuned challenge, and meaningful change.
Outside the therapy room
Nature is where my nervous system breathes. I love mountain biking, hiking, camping, and being outdoors in any form. That’s where I process, find clarity, reset, and remember who I am outside of roles and responsibilities.
Credentials
Licensure: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Intern (LMFT-I), Nevada
Training: EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Relationship Recovery Process (RRP), Prepare/Enrich Premarital Model
Languages: English and Spanish
