Kim D'Angelo

Hello, I am Kimberly and I am passionate about partnering with clients on their journey to discover or rediscover their purpose and goals in life so clients can live the best version of themselves. We all get stuck sometimes and lose our direction or focus on life. My goal is to partner with clients to find their path forward and rekindle joy and meaning in their lives. With a background in higher education collaborating with individuals of all ages from 18-75, I aim to explore what is holding individuals back from realizing their goals and dreams and then to identify their career or life path To do this, I use cognitive behavioral, and solutions focused therapeutic tools in addition to a strengths-based framework, mindfulness and positive psychology. I also subscribe to a holistic view of mental health, meaning that it is important to examine not only mental health but also physical health as well as social health (because as individuals we do not live in isolation but rather, we live in relationship with others and our broader community). Equally important is “giving voice” because finding one’s voice and the ability to articulate and identify needs, desires, and dreams leads to empowerment and builds self-efficacy or belief in a client’s ability to succeed and move forward.

An important part of therapy with clients is learning about your story, what makes you, you. I actively listen and engage in knowing and understanding your story, your joy, pain, moments you are proud of and times when you faced hurts or wounds. By knowing clients’ stories and collaborating with you to reframe and embrace your life story, this is where together, we can learn about your strengths, resiliency, and work on healing the wounds of the past. These wounds of the past can often overshadow clients’ strengths, joy and life goals, so in a collaborative manner, I help clients to take their past with them in a new way and focus on a positive path forward.

I partner with clients to set goals whether big or small, that help move you forward on your journey. These goals help to build self-efficacy small successes can lead to an increase in life satisfaction, better mental health outcomes and overall healthy living. Along with collaborating on setting goals, I keep you accountable and check in to see where you are at in the process. If the goal is too big or difficult to attain, then together we will adjust these goals. Sometimes it takes time to keep accountable to yourself and the path forward so my work is to collaborate with clients, to discover what is holding you back, revise goals, or take smaller steps to reach your desired outcome.

I work with clients from a variety of diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I believe that a client’s unique historical roots, culture, & values, are important to understanding a clients’ life journey. I also work with clients who are facing life transitions, such as career, schooling, parenting, empty nesters, those in new relationships and/or ending relationships. My primary age of clients is 16 through late adulthood.