Therapist profile
Kim Villarreal, LICSW, LCSW
LICSW counselor - Parenting and family concerns
Continue with KimAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- CBT and ACT methods
About Kim
Kim Villarreal is a LICSW and LCSW licensed in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, depression, relationship and family issues, and other life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Kim focuses on clear conversation about what's happening at home. She listens and asks practical questions to identify thoughts and habits that make things harder. Then she and the client try small changes to shift how problems feel day to day.
Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered principles. That means sessions often include looking at unhelpful thinking, noticing values, and practicing concrete skills. She also uses DBT and existential perspectives when they fit the issue.
Kim has worked with people dealing with grief, chronic illness, addiction concerns, parenting strain, anger, and relationship stress. She also addresses issues like adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and separation following divorce.
Clients can expect straightforward talk about coping skills, emotion regulation, and communication. Kim encourages small experiments between sessions to test new approaches. To begin, people use the online matching steps to pick a session time and complete a short questionnaire.
How sessions work
How Kim’s approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match what matters to the person. It can help with persistent worry, parenting stress, and coping with loss by shifting attention toward valued steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behavior. It offers concrete exercises to reduce anxiety, change unhelpful reactions, and practice new ways of handling conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process may include short experiments between sessions and reviewing what helps most in daily life.
The original biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting and job schedules, avoid travel time, and check in during shorter breaks. It can also allow simpler audio-only check-ins when video would be difficult. Licensed professionals tailor session pacing and homework to what fits into a person’s routine, helping practical skills transfer into everyday family life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas, District of Columbia, Oregon
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which home and family concerns does she address?
She helps people with parenting strain, family conflict, relationship stress, grief, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapy style like?
Her style is straightforward and practical, using client-centered conversation alongside CBT and ACT techniques to try small changes over time.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 10 years of clinical experience as a LICSW and LCSW working with a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a DC LICSW and an OR LCSW and is listed as licensed in Texas for this profile.
Can sessions be held in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the provided biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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