About Kim
Kim Kavanshansky is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical, evidence-based ways to help people manage stress and anxiety. Kim listens carefully and helps clients take small steps toward feeling steadier and more able to cope.
She commonly addresses relationship strains, grief and loss, and depression. Kim also supports people who are dealing with chronic health problems or the aftermath of trauma. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on what helps in day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on building a simple plan together. Kim aims to make goals clear and manageable. She uses techniques that match a person’s needs so homework and changes feel realistic.
Over nearly two decades she has worked with people facing compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar conditions. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, blended family issues, and first responder concerns. Kim practices in Pennsylvania and offers support in English.
She strives to create a calm space where worries can be named and practical ways forward can be tried. Many clients come to focus on coping skills, clearer communication, and handling life’s transitions.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Kim uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One approach emphasizes learning skills to manage anxious thoughts and bodily reactions, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to reduce avoidance. Another approach focuses on problem-solving and behavioral changes to address depression and life transitions, helping people set small goals and build routines that improve mood and coping.Figuring out which techniques fit best is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to match methods to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and face-to-face interaction. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Chat and messaging let clients send updates between sessions and use brief check-ins during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment for chronic illness.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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