Kim Selbert, LMFT

Kim Selbert is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. She has ten years of counseling experience and helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges around parenting and sleep.

She often uses a Client-Centered approach, listening deeply and following each person’s pace. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope with life changes, manage anger, and rebuild self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with cancer, isolation and loneliness, questions of life purpose, and women’s health topics.

Kim brings a varied helping-profession background to her work and mixes clinical skills with relatable personal experience when appropriate. Her training 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 the author of Childbirth Choices in Mothers' Words.

Her style emphasizes support, empathy, and education. Clients can expect straightforward conversations, gentle challenge, and skills they can use outside sessions. She also incorporates humor and laughter when it helps people cope.

Over repeated meetings she aims to help people gain tools for handling future stress and change. The goal is practical growth - learning ways to feel steadier and to make clearer decisions about next steps in life and relationships.

Client-Centered Care in Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and creating a warm, nonjudgmental space. The therapist mirrors concerns back, helps people name what matters most, and encourages them to lead the pace of work. This approach can be helpful for anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions where understanding and validation are needed.

Because Kim draws on a Client-Centered approach, she will work with each person to find what feels most useful. Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be negotiated together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and everyday constraints to shape the work collaboratively.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during a work break or between errands. It also lets people connect with a licensed professional from different locations within the therapist's practice area. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can pick what works best for your schedule and needs.