About Kim
Kim Matte is a licensed independent clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She draws on 25 years of experience to guide clients through life changes, workplace strain, relationship concerns, and caregiving stress. Her tone is practical and steady, aimed at people who need clear support and simple tools.
In sessions she focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals. Work may include learning coping skills for panic or anxiety, practicing new ways to communicate, or making plans for difficult transitions. Kim uses client-centered techniques to keep therapy grounded in each person's values and priorities.
She also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and mindfulness practices to build calm and focus. These methods are explained in plain language and adapted to each situation. Her background includes long experience with caregiving challenges, chronic illness, cancer-related concerns, and end-of-life issues.
She has supported people coping with divorce, workplace problems, isolation, and life purpose questions. Sessions are offered from Massachusetts in English and are available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Kim works collaboratively to create a plan that fits daily life, whether someone needs brief coaching or longer-term support.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and values. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, asks clarifying questions, and helps shape each session around what the client wants to work on. It is useful for navigating life changes, caregiver strain, and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions include identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors to reduce anxiety or panic. This approach is often used for stress, panic disorder, and low mood.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to calm the body and steady the mind. It can help with anxiety, chronic pain, and managing strong emotions in the moment.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to decide what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face work and exercises, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit a work break, and live chat or text messaging are useful for quick reflections or scheduled check-ins between appointments. These options make it easier to keep up with therapy around caregiving, medical needs, or busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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