- Guilt and shame
- Mindfulness and ACT
- Caregiver stress
About Kimberly
Kimberly Cardozo is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of professional experience. She works with people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or worn down by caring for others. Her profile lists relationship and family concerns, compassion fatigue, and issues around guilt and shame among the areas she addresses.
Kimberly keeps sessions direct and conversational. She helps people name what they are feeling and notice patterns that keep those feelings active. Conversations often focus on practical steps for managing panic, reducing unhelpful thinking, and improving communication with others.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods. That means she will work with values and action, help you test thoughts against reality, and keep the focus on your goals. Mindfulness and existential ideas also appear in her practice to help people face difficult feelings without avoiding them.
She has experience supporting people through divorce, separation, caregiving stress, and loss. Kimberly also works with attachment concerns, control issues, isolation, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Guilt and shame are named among her focus areas, particularly when those feelings affect relationships or day-to-day functioning.
Her style is to adapt the conversation and plan to what each person brings. The first sessions tend to map out goals and identify small, concrete steps to try between meetings. Over time she helps people measure what changes and what still needs attention.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions. Online ACT sessions often involve practicing value-driven steps between meetings and noticing what gets in the way. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and test unhelpful thoughts and build new behaviors. In an online setting CBT uses short exercises, thought records, and behavior experiments that can be done between sessions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Kimberly will work collaboratively to choose which methods fit a person's goals, symptoms, and preferences. That collaboration means checking how exercises land, shifting tactics when something isn't helpful, and agreeing on concrete goals to track progress.
The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the commute that can otherwise take time from work or caregiving. Many people find the structure of scheduled online sessions helps them try small changes between meetings while keeping therapy manageable alongside daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include guilt and shame, attachment issues, caregiver stress, and panic.
How does she approach therapy?
Her work uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness elements. Sessions focus on values, practical steps, and testing unhelpful thoughts.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and with a range of concerns including grief and relationship challenges.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and she practices from California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.