meet kim

I am a somatic therapist working with adolescents, adults, and couples, and I don't do traditional talk therapy. What I do instead is meet you somewhere deeper than conversation has been able to reach.

Most of the people who find their way to me have spent a long time feeling worn down, overextended, or disconnected from themselves. They may have already sat in therapy, read the books, and understood their patterns intellectually, yet still find themselves reacting in ways they cannot explain. Still bracing. Still overwhelmed. Still carrying the weight of something insight alone has not been able to ease. Some have been in therapy before and know there is more beneath the surface. Some have never been in therapy at all, but know their nervous system runs too hot, shuts down too quickly, or feels stuck in survival mode, and they are tired of carrying it alone..

If that's you, you're not broken. You're not too much. You're not failing at being human. Your nervous system is stuck, and talking about it more isn't what's going to unstick it.

My work is grounded in the body. Through somatic therapy, expressive arts, EFT tapping, parts work, and ocean therapy, we work with what lives beneath the words. This approach can be especially meaningful for people who feel stuck in their heads, overwhelmed in their bodies, or unable to fully explain what they are carrying. Art, movement, and body-based practices give your inner world a channel that does not require perfect language. You do not need the right words here. We will find a different way together.

For couples, I use Gottman Method Couples Therapy, but we go beyond conversation. We work with the patterns that play out in the body during conflict, the moments of disconnection that happen faster than either partner can think, and the nervous system responses that make it hard to hear each other even when you desperately want to.

I hold a Master’s in Social Work and bring deep curiosity, warmth, and genuine respect to every person I work with. I believe healing is less about arriving at the right understanding and more about the body feeling safe enough to let something go. I also believe trauma treatment should work with the nervous system, not against it.

Outside the therapy room you'll find me with my family, near the water, wandering a farmers' market, or reading something that makes me think differently about how people heal.

If you are ready for something gentler, steadier, and more connected, this may be the place you have been searching for. I would be honored to walk alongside you.