About Kim
Kim Connolly is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 35 years in mental health. She has long experience in nonprofit settings and in direct counseling roles. Kim’s style is warm, interactive, and straightforward, and she matches her approach to each person's pace and needs.
She has supported people through depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and the practical impacts of illness and pain. Kim has a long history of working with survivors of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and she also helps people manage stress, compassion fatigue, parenting strains, and relationship problems.
How Kim works
She draws on many approaches to suit the person in front of her. Kim uses practical, down-to-earth methods rather than clinical jargon. She can be direct and honest while staying empathic and often brings gentle humor into sessions to ease tension.
Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and realistic steps to get there. Her training includes a master’s degree in counseling from Sonoma State University and a California LMFT license. Much of her work has been community-based, including early internships and long stretches at group homes and nonprofit programs.
Kim now lives in coastal California and enjoys life with her dog. Outside work she has a long history with animal rescue and shelter work, and she often references everyday life and relationships in therapy. If someone values a candid, compassionate therapist who adapts methods to fit needs, Kim may be a good match.
Kim lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Kim works with
The areas below are the ones Kim selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 35 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace, giving space for their choices and feelings while the therapist listens and reflects. This approach helps when someone needs validation, wants to sort priorities, or prefers a supportive, nonpressured style.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior. It uses clear steps and exercises to change unhelpful thinking patterns and to build skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with life stressors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It teaches skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication, which can be useful when feelings feel overwhelming.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with the person to find what fits best based on their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust methods over time as those needs change.
Online sessions give flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can serve for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people maintain continuity of care, schedule sessions around work or family demands, and pick the format that feels most comfortable.
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