Hi, I’m Kim!

I work with adults navigating the parts of life that don’t always go according to plan—divorce, grief, relationship changes, parenting, career shifts, trauma, or simply reaching a point where the life you’ve been living no longer feels like it fits.

Sometimes a major change brings you to therapy. Other times, there isn’t one obvious event. You may be feeling anxious, questioning yourself, struggling in your relationships, or realizing that you’ve spent so much time taking care of what everyone else needs that you’re no longer sure what you want.

I help people understand the experiences and patterns that have shaped them, develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves, and figure out how they want to move forward.

Who I Help

I especially enjoy working with people who are in the middle of a transition or trying to find their footing after one. Divorce, becoming a parent, watching children grow up, losing someone you love, changing careers, ending a relationship, or entering a new stage of adulthood can change much more than your circumstances. These experiences can shift how you see yourself and leave you wondering, Who am I now?

I also work with people who find themselves repeating patterns they understand but have a hard time changing. You may be highly self-critical, have difficulty trusting yourself, struggle to set boundaries, or find yourself taking care of everyone around you while minimizing your own needs. Sometimes those patterns are connected to childhood or relational trauma, family expectations, or roles you learned to take on a long time ago.

Clients often come to me for help with:

• Major life transitions and questions about what comes next
• Divorce, separation, and rebuilding after a relationship ends
• Grief and loss
• Anxiety, self-doubt, and overthinking
• Depression or feeling stuck
• Childhood and relational trauma
• Self-esteem and self-criticism
• Relationship patterns and boundaries
• Parenting and changing family roles
• Career changes and work-related stress
• Identity, belonging, and understanding what you want for yourself

What Working Together Looks Like

My approach is warm, relational, and down-to-earth. I want therapy to feel like a place where you can say the things you don’t always say out loud, look honestly at what isn’t working, and feel accepted without feeling like you have to perform or have everything figured out.

We’ll pay attention to what’s happening in your life now while also exploring the experiences that may have shaped the way you relate to yourself and other people. I’ll help you recognize patterns, question beliefs that may no longer fit, and become more intentional about what you want to carry forward—and what you’re ready to leave behind.

Self-compassion is an important part of my work. That doesn’t mean making excuses for yourself or avoiding change. Often, people are much more able to change when they can understand themselves with curiosity instead of constantly judging themselves for not doing better.

Identity, Culture & Relationships

Who we are doesn’t develop in isolation. Our experiences with family, culture, race, gender, relationships, community, and the expectations placed on us can all influence how we understand ourselves and what we believe we’re allowed to want.

I have a particular interest in working with women from BIPOC communities and creating a space where those parts of your experience don’t need to be explained away or separated from the rest of your life. We can explore how identity and culture intersect with relationships, family expectations, career, parenting, self-worth, and the roles you’ve learned to occupy.

For some clients, this means examining generational patterns or expectations they’ve carried for years. For others, it means finding their voice, becoming more comfortable setting boundaries, or figuring out which values and expectations genuinely belong to them.

Experience & Approach

I’m a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with experience working in school settings, hospitals, community mental health, and private practice. That range of experience has shaped my belief that therapy needs to fit the person sitting in front of me rather than forcing every person into the same approach.

I draw from evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Compassion-Focused Therapy, all through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens.

ACT and compassion-focused work are particularly meaningful in my practice. We may work on developing more flexibility in how you respond to difficult thoughts and emotions, getting clearer about what matters to you, and learning how to live in the gray areas rather than feeling like you have to get everything exactly right.

The goal isn’t to become a completely different person. It’s to understand yourself more fully, loosen the grip of patterns that are no longer serving you, and build a life that feels more aligned with who you are now.

A Little About Me

I bring my own experience of life not going according to plan into the therapy room. As a divorced mother of two adult daughters who started fresh later in life, I understand how disorienting it can be when the future looks different from the one you expected—and how much possibility can exist in figuring out what comes next.

Outside of work, you can find me enjoying a live jazz set, exploring Chicago’s farmers markets, or finding some peace by the lake.

I provide in-person therapy in downtown Chicago and online therapy throughout Illinois.