- Stress and anxiety
- Life purpose
- CBT and ACT
About Kimberly
Kimberly Cardozo is a California licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue. Kimberly also focuses on life purpose and related struggles such as isolation, guilt, and difficulty with control.
She uses straightforward conversation to help people name what feels stuck. Sessions often look at thoughts, patterns, and everyday actions that keep problems going. Kimberly draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to test unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness to help people notice thoughts without getting swept up in them.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is part of her approach when people want to clarify values and take small steps toward them. Client-centered work brings attention to what matters to each person and to building a practical plan from there. Existential themes come up for people asking what comes next after a big life change.
Kimberly pays attention to caregiving stress, attachment concerns, and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with divorce or separation, panic attacks, and social anxiety. Conversations often include skills practice and short experiments to try between sessions.
Her way of working is collaborative and concrete. She helps people set simple goals, track progress, and rethink strategies that aren’t working. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-based steps. It uses exercises to notice what matters and to commit to behavior changes that line up with those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and panic. Mindfulness-based work trains simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve moment-to-moment awareness.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Kimberly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how much structure they want. She aims to co-design a plan that blends practical skills, reflective work, and small experiments between sessions.
Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Therapists commonly use video or phone for flexible scheduling, and Kimberly will discuss what format best supports your goals during the initial matching and first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, compassion fatigue, and related issues such as attachment, caregiver stress, and isolation.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She combines cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work to clarify values, test unhelpful thoughts, and try small behavioral experiments.
How much experience does she have?
Kimberly has 15 years of professional experience as a clinician working with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker, and practices in California.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients schedule with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies by location; check the booking flow for current pricing details.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.