Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Kim works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, District of Columbia, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kim
Kim Villarreal is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, person-centered methods to help people manage strong emotions and everyday stress. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and brings ten years of experience as a licensed clinician. Kim speaks English and Spanish and works with people around issues like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger.
Her approach centers on helping people notice what matters to them and take small, achievable steps toward those values.
Background and approach
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Client-Centered Therapy informs her style, so sessions focus on the person in front of her and their goals. In sessions she listens without judgment and helps people name the thoughts that fuel worry, anger, or sadness.
Together they build coping tools for difficult moments, from grounding techniques to clearer communication skills. Practical exercises and short-term skill building are a common part of the work. Kim also supports people facing life changes such as job shifts, relationship stress, caregiving strain, and health challenges.
She offers coaching-style guidance for career decisions and managing burnout or compassion fatigue. Her background includes work with trauma, addiction, ADHD, and complex mood concerns. People who choose her can expect a collaborative process.
She helps clients set realistic goals and checks in on progress. Getting started involves a simple matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client’s needs.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kim's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kim lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that move a person toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can help with anxiety, anger, and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that fuel depression or anxiety. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship and lets the person lead the pace and focus of sessions.Kim will work collaboratively to find the approach that fits each person’s needs and goals. She checks in about what helps and adapts methods over time, combining ACT, CBT, or Client-Centered techniques as needed. The process is a team effort where the client’s preferences shape the plan.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video supports more visual connection for skill demonstrations, phone can be a simple check-in when bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging let people share updates or use brief coaching between sessions. These options aim to increase flexibility, reduce travel time, and help people keep consistent contact with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Kim
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Kim helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered methods, CBT and DBT skills into straightforward, practical sessions focused on real-life changes.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience as a licensed clinician and a broader social work background supporting people with trauma, chronic illness, and mood concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
Her listed credentials are LICSW and LCSW and she practices in Texas.
Can I work with her if I speak Spanish?
Yes, sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Are online sessions available and in what formats?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist’s availability.