- Guilt and shame
- CBT and EMDR
- English and Spanish
About Kimberlyn
Kimberlyn Sandoval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, grief, and related concerns such as guilt and shame. Kimberlyn works with people who are carrying hard feelings from relationships, faith, or things they did or didnt do.
She uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people understand their reactions and make changes that matter day to day. Sessions involve talking through painful memories, noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, and practicing small behavioral changes. She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help ground strong emotions in the moment.
Kimberlyn pays attention to identity and culture and offers an affirming space for LGBTQ+ people and communities of color. She often addresses attachment concerns, communication problems, and caregiver stress alongside symptoms like panic or social anxiety. Work can include processing past trauma and grief while also addressing current life demands.
Her style balances listening with practical steps. Some sessions focus on exploring personal meaning and forgiveness. Other sessions focus on skill-building for anxiety, reducing avoidance, or confronting addictive patterns. She speaks English and Spanish and can work with people from different cultural backgrounds.
To begin, she asks people to describe what feels most urgent and what they hope will change. From there she and the person set goals and try small experiments between sessions to test what helps.
Approaches Kimberlyn Uses and how online sessions can work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the persons experience and priorities, using reflective listening and collaborative goal setting to build clarity about what matters. It helps when someone needs to feel understood and to sort out next steps in their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and gives practical strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking and change avoidance patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, and depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing distressing memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation; it is commonly used for post-traumatic stress and lingering trauma symptoms.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberlyn will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. She treats the choice as a collaborative process and may combine elements from different approaches as appropriate.
Confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and let people choose video or other formats if those are supported. If someone prefers in-person or a specific session type, check the listed options before scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and grief, and also focuses on issues like guilt and shame, attachment, and caregiver stress.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She combines talking through memories and feelings with practical techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness to reduce shame-driven thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a practicing clinician in California supporting people with complex emotional concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California.
Can sessions be done in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with people outside the United States?
She accepts international clients.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select 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.