Kimberly Marks, LMFT

Kimberly Marks describes her life and work as an honor, and that sense of service shapes her approach to therapy. She recognizes how family histories, relationships, careers, and personal values can press in from all directions and create tension, uncertainty, or a feeling that there is not enough of oneself to meet every demand.

Counseling with Kimberly offers space to step back and listen to what life is conveying about identity, patterns, and priorities. She helps clients explore how relationships and behaviors reflect core values and how faith, spirituality, and overall wellness might inform a clearer sense of direction. She goes by Kimmie and brings a calm, reflective presence to sessions.

Before becoming a therapist she worked as a high school educator in the Valley for over 20 years. She holds a B.A. in History from UC Santa Barbara, a Master of Education from Stanford University, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University. She is a LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and uses multiple psychotherapy approaches. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a therapy that supports processing difficult or traumatic memories.

Her clinical focus includes life transitions, work stress, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and questions of purpose. She has experience working with parents, families, individuals, adolescents, young professionals, couples, and blended families, and she looks forward to meeting prospective clients to begin an exploratory, hopeful process.

Evidence-Based Methods and Online Care with Kimberly Marks

Kimberly integrates a range of evidence-based techniques to address stress, anxiety, grief, family concerns, and life transitions. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured therapy that can help people process distressing or traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity. She also draws on integrative psychotherapy, combining complementary modalities to tailor work to each person - this approach supports issues like depression, purpose, and work-related stress by adapting techniques to a client’s needs. Informed family-systems work guides her work with parents, couples, and blended families by exploring patterns, communication, and relational roles.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Kimberly collaborates with clients to determine what fits best based on their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She frames therapy as a joint exploration that adjusts over time as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for scheduling and access. Licensed professionals, including Kimberly, provide sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so appointments can fit into busy days, accommodate different comfort levels with technology, and support ongoing work between in-person visits or for those who prefer remote care.