Therapy with Kim

Relationship Focused
Individual & Couples Therapy
in Sonoma County

I'll help you navigate current relationship challenges and process grief and trauma. In our work together you will build secure patterns of relating, discover ways to promote safe connection with your loved one(s), and find peace within yourself.

Do you relate to this?

“MY PARTNER AND I WANT TO CONNECT BUT CONFLICT GETS IN THE WAY.”

  • You and your partner want to learn how to express your individual feelings, needs, and desires in a way that doesn't result in a fight

  • You want to reduce the time you spend in conflict

  • You've been through a lot together and seem to have lost the quality of your connection along the way

  • One or both of you have experienced mental health struggles, trauma, or addiction in our family systems (or in yourselves) and want to find a way to better support each other

“MY TRAUMA & GRIEF ARE PREVENTING ME FROM LIVING THE LIFE I WANT TO LIVE.”

  • You feel a pervasive sense of grief, but the world does not understand or acknowledge your loss

  • You don't know if what you're feeling is real or valid

  • You sometimes try to avoid feeling your feelings because you're scared it would be too painful

  • You constantly invalidate yourself and minimize your experiences

  • You're scared that if you show your true self to people they won't be able to handle it

“WE ARE FACING UNCHARTED TERRITORY AND IT FEELS LIKE THINGS ARE BREAKING DOWN.”

  • Your family is going through a time of transition

  • You are stuck in roles that no longer fit and want to find a different way to relate to each other

  • You have experienced ruptures and want to avoid estrangement

Let's Chat

Help is Here

I believe that everyone has inner resources. Therapy is the process of fortifying your strengths, building coping skills, processing emotions, and developing emotional flexibility and self-compassion. Therapy helps you bolster the skills that enable you to live beyond survival mode and show up as your best self in your relationships.

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INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

I help my clients find more self-compassion and get out from under the shadow of their trauma and grief. Sometimes, everything looks ok from the outside, but inside, your are suffering from self-doubt and anxiety. I'll help you make friends with the parts of yourself interfering with you living your best life, inside and out.

COUPLES THERAPY

I do not referee the fight of the week; I help you dig into the dynamics causing the fight of the week. In couples therapy we identify patterns that create relationship dissatisfaction and practice effective communication skills that will help you come back into connection with each other.

FAMILY THERAPY

all members participating must be over 18

I help adult families navigate challenging times in their relationships. Times of transition or loss can often throw off the familiar balance of the family and cause distress for everyone. I help families process their distress and learn how to relate to each other in new territory.

Connect with me

REACH OUT

Email me to set up an initial consultation

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INITIAL CONSULTATION

On a free 20 minute phone call, you’ll tell me what brings you to therapy and what your goals are. I'll tell you about how I work, and give you the opportunity to ask me questions. This is a time for both of us to determine whether or not it's a good fit.

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THE WORK

Therapy looks a little different for each client. This is because I collaborate with you on how to best meet your goals given your unique needs.

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Hello, hello!

I believe that safe and meaningful connection with others is the foundation for the relationship that we have with ourselves. Whether it happened at 5 or 25, I help people heal their attachment wounds and foster better relationships with themselves and the people in their lives.

I’m Kim Pia

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

SHE / HER

In addition to being a therapist, I am a yoga teacher, wife, cat mama, dancer, and a lover of a good long walk. I draw from my 10 years of experience as a yoga teacher to help my clients tend to their bodies and nervous systems. I earned my Masters in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University of California, and my Bachelors from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Questions?

  • Indivdual Therapy (50 minute session): $160

    Couple Therapy (50 minute session): $180

  • Yes! I have a secure platform and can work with anyone in California

  • I don't take insurance, but I'm happy to provide a superbill that you can submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement

  • I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots through Open Path, which is an organization that helps clients with demonstrated need connect to providers. If you think you might qualify, you can apply to work with me here.

    Please note that my sliding scale spots are currently full.

  • For in-person sessions, my office is in downtown Santa Rosa:

    576 B St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Let’s Chat.

Email me to schedule your free 20 minute phone call. We'll get to know each other, discuss your goals, and I'll answer any questions you have about how I work.