Pasadena therapist

Therapy for high-functioning anxiety, burnout, trauma & self-discovery

In-person in Pasadena
Virtually throughout California



Welcome. I’m Kim, and I want to join you on carving a path toward a life and version of yourself that actually brings you joy.

Often clients show up at my door burned out from years of powering through, masking, or pretending to hold it all together, when the reality is, they feel trapped, overwhelmed, or stuck on autopilot in a life or way of approaching the world that isn’t really who they are or what they want at the core.

But I believe you and your life have more potential, and that there are other ways. And if you found your way here, I imagine you sense the same. After all, life is short. And while suffering is an inescapable and sacred part of life, it’s certainly not all you were made for.

As a therapist, you’ll find I like to take a positive, active, holistic, and even creative approach to my work. I aim to create a space where you, too, can slow down and relax your grip as you explore deeper questions or parts of yourself with an open heart and open mind.

I do this work because I truly believe that the way to a happier, healthier world starts at individual level. And that includes me, and it includes you.

I know the search for a high-quality therapist can be hard. The process of therapy itself can be hard. But it can also be wildly exhilarating, illuminating, and, yes, life-changing. Wherever your journey takes us, I’ll be right beside you.


Therapy for:

Professionals
&
High-Achievers

Trauma
&


Deeper Healing

Life
&


Relationships

Who I work with:

  • Corporate Professionals

  • Lawyers

  • Executives

  • Tech & Startup Professionals

  • Founders & Entrepreneurs

  • Creatives & Solopreneurs

  • Therapists & Helping Professionals

  • Highly Sensitive People (HSP)

  • Moms & Parents

  • Single Women in their 30s

  • Young Adults

  • Couples

 

WORK WITH ME


In-Person Therapy

Pasadena

Online Therapy

California


A Positive & Holistic Approach


A key tenet across much of my life is balance. That’s why you’ll find much of my approach is a constant dynamic between slower, deeper healing modalities that go below surface-level tools to actively address the root of the issue, alongside more positive, active, and even coach-like approaches that help clients actually integrate and take action on new learning.

I’m also often blending traditional talk therapy with evidence-based practices such as EMDR, IFS, CBT and Mindfulness, as well as more creative or imaginative techniques. Almost no session looks the same!

Like many therapists, therapy is not my first career. After graduating UC Berkeley, I advanced through a corporate career in tech & marketing in both San Francisco and New York. It was my own experience with anxiety and burnout that led me to finally take a step back and, after a sabbatical to travel and teach yoga, I spent several years helping other career changers and leaders in organizations find more purpose and balance through several years as an executive, life, and career coach.

These experiences, along with outside training and education in positive psychology, mindfulness, yoga, and more, continue to both inform my work and help me understand clients in high-stress and high-achieving fields, as well as help clients find new perspectives and ways of being that often stretch and expand the current limits of their thinking.

 

Further TrainingS:

Specialized Coursework:

EMDR Therapy
EMDR Basic Training, 5-Day Intensive, EMDR Consulting, 40 CE credits (2024)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS Online Circle: Foundations of the IFS Model, 40.75 CE credits (2023)

Child-Centered Play Therapy
Play Therapy Online Training Academy, 24 CE credits (2023)

Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy
Dr. Sue Johnson's Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, 16.75 CE credits (2022)

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy
Introduction to the Hakomi Method, 12 CE credits (February 2022)

TF-CBT
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 11 CE credits (August 2020)

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    Antioch University, Los Angeles (2021)

  • Grief & Bereavement for Adults and Children
    Antioch University, Los Angeles (2021)

  • Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
    Antioch University, Los Angeles (2020)

  • Gestalt Theory and Therapy
    Antioch University, Los Angeles (2020)

  • The Science and Application of Positive Psychology
    Harvard Extension School (2019)


Education, Experience & Credentials:

Memberships

  • EMDRIA (EMDR International Association) - Member (2024 - present)

  • CAMFT (California Association of Family Therapists) - Member (2024 - present)

  • Yoga Alliance - Member (2023 - present)


Press & Articles:

Schedule a Consultation

At this time I have a waitlist for new clients, but if you are interested in being added, schedule a free 15-minute consultation below.