Therapist profile
Kimberly "Kim" Frey, LPCC
LPCC - Stress and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem
- CBT and mindfulness
About Kimberly
Kimberly "Kim" Frey is a California LPCC with 20 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, self-esteem, depression, and ADHD and helps people who are dealing with those problems.
Kim uses straightforward conversation to clarify what matters most. She listens for everyday patterns that make stress and anxiety worse. Then she works with each person to try practical steps that can reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her practice combines Client-Centered methods with cognitive and behavioral tools. That means sessions often include checking how thoughts and behaviors connect, trying simple experiments between meetings, and noticing what works in real life. She also draws on mindfulness strategies to help calm attention and on solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals.
Kim has worked with people facing family conflict, blended family issues, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiving stress. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, body image concerns, abandonment issues, and communication problems. Her background includes work with a wide range of personality and neurodiversity-related concerns such as avoidant and antisocial personality features and autism spectrum issues.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect two decades of clinical work in California. People who want to start are asked to use the site's matching flow to schedule an initial appointment. The first meetings focus on clear, manageable steps rather than long theoretical explanations.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
The practice often uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so a person can clarify their goals. It helps people who are struggling to sort through family stress or low self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit best for the person's concerns, goals, and preferences. Early sessions are used to try an approach and adjust it if needed, so the plan evolves from collaboration rather than being fixed up front.
Session formats are not listed in the supplied biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy family schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use mindfulness practices or behavioral experiments in their everyday environment, which can make therapeutic steps more practical and easier to maintain.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family problems, self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include caregiving stress, adoption and foster care issues, chronic illness, body image, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
She blends Client-Centered listening with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical tools. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are also used to set short-term goals and practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional work experience in clinical settings. That background informs how she structures sessions and follow-up tasks.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California LPCC and practices in California. The credential is shown as CA LPCC.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the signup process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The matching flow then lets you pick a convenient time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.