About Me - Kathy Kim Therapy

Hello, I’m glad you’re here.

As human beings, we all encounter challenges when life feels overwhelming, and we need support in making sense of its complexities. Therapy can be a powerful space to slow down, gain clarity, and reconnect with yourself and your relationships.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have extensive experience working with individuals and couples navigating significant life transitions. My approach is grounded in compassion, clarity, and non-judgment with a deep respect for the emotional and relational systems that shape our lives. Together, we can identify the patterns and barriers that keep you stuck while accessing your inherent wisdom, resilience, and capacity for meaningful change, so you can live with greater agency and cultivate relationships that feel loving, mutual, and deeply satisfyin

My work is informed by a nuanced understanding of how family of origin, culture, identity, and lived experience shape our inner world and relational dynamics. I bring a thoughtful, integrative lens to therapy, especially for clients navigating complex interpersonal, intergenerational, or multicultural experiences. This perspective allows me to honor both where you come from and who you are becoming.

I support clients through this transformative process by drawing from my education, extensive clinical training, and insights from countless hours spent sitting with people in their most vulnerable moments, alongside my own deeply lived experiences. With over 30 years of professional experience in corporate and relational systems, I offer a rare blend of clinical expertise and real-world understanding. I believe that you possess the capacity to live a fulfilling, authentic, and liberating life that is marked by spaciousness, ease, connection, and joy. My role is to walk alongside you as you reconnect with that truth and intentionally create the life and relationships you deserve.

Kathy Kim

MA, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #136401

Clinical Experience

With extensive corporate experience and clinical training, I offer a unique perspective on life’s complexities. My specialties are individual and couples therapy, focusing on relationship dynamics and interpersonal conflicts. I believe the quality of our relationships deeply impacts our overall well-being.

As a seasoned psychotherapist, I’ve worked with diverse clients facing challenges like anxiety, depression, life transitions, addiction, trauma, health issues, grief, and more. This breadth of experience fosters a deep understanding of the multifaceted nature of human struggles.

In a safe, non-judgmental space, I guide individuals and couples on a transformative journey. With compassion and expertise, we explore self-discovery, enhance communication, and resolve conflicts – helping you achieve the healthy, fulfilling relationships you envision.

I’m dedicated to helping you find balance, meaning, and purpose across all aspects of your life – both individually and as a couple.

My Clinical Approach

I work from a relational, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach utilizing the best evidence-based research, latest neuroscience, clinical experience, and knowledge of the client’s personality, value system, and issues presented for effective results. I am extensively trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy, family systems, EMDR, complex trauma, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Gottman Method while incorporating somatic and mindfulness methods to promote full mind and body integration. I am also trained in cultural competency to effectively understand and address the diverse needs and experiences of clients from multicultural background.

As a Marriage and Family Therapist, my objective is to help you live your best, authentic life through guidance, perspective, compassion, support, and unconditional positive regard. I will provide a safe contained space to help you process experiences and gain tools and skills, uncover the root causes of your struggles, recognize pattern identification, and explore the emotional and interpersonal challenges that are holding you back and feeling stuck. I look forward to being a part of your path towards living a more meaningful, joyous, balanced and purposeful life!

Common Conditions Treated

Some of the most common issues that might lead someone to seek mental health treatment are mood changes, anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, self-regulation, self-esteem, and substance abuse. In addition to treating these common areas, my area of specialty includes couples therapy, stress & anxiety, trauma, and Asian American issues.

Certifications & Expertise

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.