Kimberly "Kim" Frey, LPCC

Kimberly "Kim" Frey is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and family issues. She speaks plainly and treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Her approach is practical and focused on what matters to each person. She encourages the courage it takes to begin therapy and aims to make the first step easier.

Kim adapts conversations and treatment plans to each client's specific needs. She uses client-centered techniques to follow the person's lead and build a trusting working relationship. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage strong emotions and improve coping.

Mindfulness practices are part of sessions when they fit a client's goals, helping reduce stress and increase present-moment awareness. Solution-focused strategies are used for short-term goals and problem solving, so people can see practical changes between appointments.

Kim has worked in California settings for two decades and brings that breadth of experience into sessions. She helps people sort priorities, set achievable steps, and work through complicated family dynamics without making assumptions.

Her style is warm and direct. Sessions aim to be useful from the start, with clear next steps and tools to try between meetings. She invites people to shape the work together so therapy fits their life and aims.

How Kim’s Approaches Fit Online Care

Client-centered work means the session follows the client's priorities and pace, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. This style helps people feel heard and shapes goals around their real-life concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related patterns where changing thinking and routines can ease symptoms.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Skills training can help people respond differently in stressful moments and reduce impulsive reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods as goals and needs change. Clients and the therapist work together to try approaches and pick what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to attend regularly, fit sessions into a workday, or do a shorter check-in when time is tight. It can also reduce travel time and let people use tools and worksheets between sessions to reinforce progress.