About Kim
Kim Ray is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions. Kim uses clear goals and practical steps so people can see progress.
She explains options and works at a pace each person can manage. Kim holds an MD and is licensed as a clinical social worker in multiple jurisdictions - LCSW-C and LICSW. She has five years of experience in the settings listed here.
Background and approach
Her work focuses on common struggles such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, parenting strain, relationship strain, addictions, career stress, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. In sessions she may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thought and try new behaviors.
She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people build motivation for change and on Psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape present feelings. Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused methods are also part of her toolbox when they fit a person's goals. Kim describes her approach as honest and genuine.
She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk through hard times and learn practical coping skills. Sessions tend to be collaborative with clear steps and homework when that helps progress. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
The sign-up process uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies with location and therapist availability.
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Kim commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help clarify a person's reasons for change and build practical steps toward those goals. When past experiences are affecting current feelings, Psychodynamic ideas may be used to identify patterns that repeat over time and open up new choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together a plan is shaped that may combine short-term skills, motivation-building, and deeper reflection depending on the person's needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people work face-to-face when they prefer a full conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, coping check-ins, or ongoing communication between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping treatment focused on clear, practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Maryland, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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