Kimberly Sullivan
Focused, structured therapy for practical change
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Kimberly
Kimberly Sullivan is a licensed marriage and family therapist with two decades of clinical work in California. She has been licensed since 2007 and brings long experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and many other concerns. Kimberly uses practical, structured methods in sessions and draws from a specific cognitive-behavioral model she studied in depth.
Her core training includes advanced work in TEAM CBT, an approach developed by psychiatrist David Burns.
Background and approach
She completed a multi-year study and an oral exam to reach Level 3 certification in this model. That training guides how she structures sessions, sets goals, and tracks progress. Kimberly aims for clear, action-focused sessions where clients learn tools they can use between appointments.
She blends concrete skills for mood and anxiety with attention to patterns in relationships and self-image. Sessions often include homework, skill practice, and review of what worked. Outside of clinical training she brings diverse life experience.
She has long experience with animals, including horses and two dogs in training, and practices martial arts at a high level. Those interests inform her calm, disciplined style and respect for steady practice. People who prefer organized, evidence-informed therapy often find Kimberly’s style helpful.
She explains techniques plainly, sets measurable goals, and checks progress over time. That approach can suit people wanting clear steps to manage symptoms and improve everyday functioning.
How Kimberly’s approach works online and what it helps
TEAM CBT is a structured form of cognitive-behavioral work that focuses on Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, and Methods. It teaches specific exercises to change unhelpful thinking, shift emotional responses, and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns.Behavioral techniques emphasize building small, repeated actions that lead to change. This can include activity scheduling, exposure steps for fears, and practicing new communication or self-care routines to reduce stress and improve sleep.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what works. Clients and therapist set measurable steps and review progress together to refine the approach.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video and phone let the therapist and client work through exercises and conversations in real time, while chat and messaging allow short check-ins and written skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep steady momentum across weeks.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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