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Online therapist

Dr. Kim Gorecki

Compassionate, practical therapy for life transitions

Credentials
WI Psychologist 2810 - 57
Experience
24 years
Licensed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kim

Dr. Kim Gorecki offers a calm, strength-focused approach to therapy that centers the client. She combines collaborative, positive support with practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship or intimacy concerns.

Sessions emphasize listening, validation, and helping clients find small steps that build resilience and clearer thinking. She draws on nearly a quarter century of clinical work. That experience includes outpatient mental health clinics, correctional settings, and psychiatric hospital work.

Background and approach

This variety has shaped a practical style that blends short-term problem solving with longer, deeper work when needed. In sessions she teaches coping and communication skills aimed at reducing symptoms and improving relationships. Cognitive behavioral techniques are paired with mindfulness exercises and motivational interviewing to support change.

Solution-focused strategies are used when faster, goal-directed work is preferred. Dr. Gorecki holds a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and the credential WI Psychologist 2810 - 57.

She trained at the Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology and has been licensed since 2009. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including parenting, family issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, career questions, depression, and life transitions. She also supports people navigating LGBT matters, pregnancy and childbirth, divorce and separation, and women's issues.

Sessions are offered in English and provided via multiple online formats. Prospective clients begin by completing a short questionnaire to match with a therapist and then schedule sessions according to availability.

Online approaches that build skills and clarity

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding first. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offering empathy and support while helping identify practical next steps. This approach helps people feel heard and safe to try changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches clear strategies to change unhelpful thinking and to build new habits for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful times.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals, try different methods, and adjust based on what feels most useful. Some clients prefer short, solution-focused work while others opt for deeper, ongoing therapy, and decisions are made together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care when life changes. The variety allows work to proceed in ways that match comfort and practical needs while using the chosen therapeutic methods.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with issues like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, and parenting and family challenges.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is positive and collaborative, using client-centered listening alongside practical methods to teach coping and communication skills.
What is her clinical background?
She brings 24 years of clinical experience across outpatient clinics, correctional settings, and psychiatric hospitals.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as WI Psychologist 2810 - 57 and practices from Wisconsin.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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Experience
24 years
Licensed
Wisconsin
Languages
English

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