- Client-centered approach
- Focus on sleep
- Practical tools
About Kim
Kim Selbert is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California who focuses on sleep and rest alongside other life stressors. She helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, career stress, and changes linked to aging or cancer. Kim draws on ten years of counseling experience and brings a straightforward, caring approach to sessions.
Clients can expect calm, conversational sessions where Kim listens first and follows the client’s lead. She uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering support, empathy, and education to help people make practical shifts. She also shares relevant personal experience when it helps a client feel understood.
Kim’s background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Lindenwood University and a Master of Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California. She is also a published author of Childbirth Choices in Mothers' Words, published in 1990. These experiences inform her practical, person-focused style.
Sessions often include skill-building for daily life, simple routines to improve sleep and rest, and ways to cope with strong emotions like anger or deep sadness. Kim uses plain language and practical steps so people can try changes between sessions.
She emphasizes a collaborative relationship where clients set goals and learn tools they can use after therapy ends. The aim is steady progress toward better sleep, clearer priorities, and more manageable stress.
Client-centered care and online therapy options
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person rather than fixing problems from the top down. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people identify their own solutions. This approach is useful for concerns like anxiety, grief, relationship tension, and sleeping problems because it centers the client’s experience and preferences.Kim emphasizes support, empathy, and education as part of her approach. She works collaboratively with clients to choose techniques and routines that fit their life. Finding the right fit is part of the work together, and she adjusts methods based on a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to maintain continuity when life is unpredictable. It can allow shorter check-ins when a full session isn’t needed, or let people join without a commute. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm current online and in-person options before booking so you know what will work best for your schedule and needs.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kim focus on?
She supports people dealing with grief, sleep difficulties, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career stress, and life changes including aging and cancer-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Kim practices a Client-Centered approach that emphasizes listening, empathy, and education. Sessions are conversational and shaped around each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of counseling experience working in a variety of helping roles and settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Kim?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.