Hi, I’m Kymberly! I’m here to create a safe space to work through the hard stuff.

I work mostly with adolescents and emerging adults looking to address anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, and codependecy/relational challenges. A big focus of mine is helping my clients foster a sense of independence and autonomy as well as learning interpersonal effectiveness skills. As a queer therapist myself, I love working with members of the lgbtq+ community.

I help clients by integrating feminist/multicultural therapy, CBT, and DBT skills. In our work, I believe it is important to take into consideration the outside world around us and address how sexism, homophobia, and transphobia affects mental health. In addition, I like to help my clients learn new ways of thinking and emotion regulation skills.

My style is warm, affirming, sex positive, and non-judgmental. The most important part of therapy is that you feel safe. I am not the morality police, nor am I here to cast judgment on anything you do. This is a safe space for you to use to talk, process, and build a life that is in accordance to your values.

I practice under supervision of Netta Admoni, Ph.D.

My therapeutic approach is catered for each client. For those with anxiety disorders, I use evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP) to help my clients learn about the intersections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Much of therapy includes learning and trying out new ways of thinking, utilizing coping skills that emphasize regulating your nervous system, and safely exposing yourself to anxiety-provoking things in order to overcome your fears.

For clients who have experienced trauma and interpersonal/relational challenges, I use trauma-focused CBT and psychodynamic therapy with an attachment lens. I aim to support my clients in processing their experiences, reclaiming their narratives, and connecting to their values. I want to help my clients gain insight on root causes of distress, while also helping them explore how to engage in interpersonal relationships in healthier ways.

My style is warm and collaborative. In session, I try to balance insight-oriented and skills-based approaches. I am active in teaching and helping clients develop new, healthy coping skills, in order to deal with stress better. I integrate feminist and multicultural approaches, and strive to help explore the impacts of oppression, privilege, and societal expectations, on mental health.