Kim Connolly, LMFT

Kim Connolly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 35 years in mental health. She brings long experience from nonprofit settings and community work. Kim offers steady, straightforward support for people facing hard moments.

She focuses on common struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and trauma. She also helps with relationship trouble, parenting strain, eating and body issues, and the impact of chronic illness or pain. Her background includes long-term work with people who experienced physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

Kim’s style is warm and interactive. She listens and then speaks plainly about steps a person can take. She respects each person’s pace and goals while being honest and direct when needed.

Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and client-centered approaches, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing when helpful. In sessions she blends tools, talk, and practical exercises to address thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day habits.

Kim trained at Sonoma State University and holds a California LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Much of her work has been in community and nonprofit programs, giving her broad experience across many life situations. Outside of work she lives near the California coast and enjoys time with her dog.

If Kim’s plainspoken, experienced approach feels like a good fit, she invites people to begin the matching process to see if they want to work together.

How Kim’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Kim often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; this is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy is another part of her work, where the focus is on listening, reflecting, and following the person’s goals to build trust and clarity. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotional regulation and coping strategies are needed for intense feelings or relationship challenges.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Kim will talk with each person about their main concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest which tools to try first. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps and what feels comfortable to the individual.

Online therapy lets people connect in ways that fit their life. Video calls work well for longer sessions and visual connection. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, between-session check-ins, or flexible communication for busy schedules. These options aim to make care more accessible and easier to fit into daily life.