Kim Ray, MD, LCSW-C, LICSW - Therapist in Maryland

About Kim

Kim Ray greets parents and families with a straightforward, compassionate approach. She is listed for Family and parenting concerns and focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, relationship and parenting challenges. Kim uses clear, practical conversation to help people manage immediate problems and make steady changes at home.

She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LICSW credentials and practices from Maryland. Kim draws on several therapy styles to match what a family needs in the moment.

Background and approach

She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and change day-to-day behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is part of her work when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change. Trauma-Focused and psychodynamic ideas appear when exploring how past events affect current family patterns.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, with scheduling arranged after a short matching questionnaire. The service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Kim has five years of documented experience and holds the credential details MD LCSW-C 13197 and DC LICSW LC50078268.

Her style aims to be direct, warm, and pragmatic. Parents can expect straightforward feedback, practical tools, and space to talk about hurts and hard decisions. Kim emphasizes collaboration so families can try changes that fit their daily lives.

For someone weighing options, Kim’s profile highlights a mix of trauma-informed and problem-solving methods geared toward family and parenting needs. Choosing a therapist is personal, and her approach centers on finding what helps each family move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Kim commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and then practice different responses to improve daily life. Motivational Interviewing focuses on uncovering a person’s own reasons to change and building practical steps toward those goals.

She also brings psychodynamic ideas when it’s helpful to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. That approach gently examines how past experiences influence current family roles and reactions, which can free up new choices in parenting and partnerships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the family or individual about needs, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative decision and can shift as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and allow for follow-up between meetings. Many families find the flexibility helpful when juggling work, school, and home life.

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.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Kim address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, addictions, relationships, family and parenting concerns, career issues, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

Her work is practical and collaborative. She uses straightforward conversation, feedback, and tools to help families and individuals make changes they can use at home.

How long has she been practicing?

She has five years of documented experience in this practice as presented here.

What credentials and location are listed?

Credentials shown are MD, LCSW-C, and LICSW with details MD LCSW-C 13197 and DC LICSW LC50078268. She practices from Maryland.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Kim offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different family needs and schedules.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Addictions
Bipolar disorder
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Coping with life changes
Depression
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Relationship issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Maryland, District of Columbia
Languages: English

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