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Kimberly Saich

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Kimberly Saich, LPC

New Jersey

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Trauma

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, New Jersey / 37PC01057900; LPC, Texas / 100736
  • NPI1134533557
  • Experience12 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationNew Jersey

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Emotion work
  • Communication skills

About Kimberly

Kimberly Saich is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 12 years of experience. She practices in New Jersey and focuses on common concerns such as depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, anger, and stress. She also helps people dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, and career challenges.

Kimberly uses straightforward, evidence-based methods to help people manage strong emotions and life changes. Sessions are client-centered and practical. She works on skills like communication, coping with stress, and handling triggers that lead to outbursts or withdrawal.

Her background includes supporting people through addiction recovery, caregiver stress, postpartum mood changes, and trauma healing. She pays attention to attachment issues, self-esteem struggles, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Work often looks at how thoughts and behaviors feed each other, then tries small changes to break those cycles.

Kimberly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered and existential approaches. That mix lets her shift between skills training, emotion work, and values-based goals depending on what a person needs. Sessions combine talking, practicing new responses, and planning next steps.

Clients can expect pragmatic guidance and a steady focus on problem-solving. The aim is clearer choices around anger, healthier communication, and better day-to-day coping. To start, people use the site's matching and scheduling flow to set a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then choosing actions that matter. It can help when anger comes from feeling trapped or overwhelmed by difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It suits people who want concrete tools to reduce reactive behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to feelings in relationships and helps people identify and shift interaction patterns that escalate conflict or withdrawal.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will discuss options and collaborate on which methods match a person's goals, temperament, and the problems they bring. She shifts between skills work, emotion-focused exploration, and values-based decisions so the plan can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people appreciate being able to try different approaches without rearranging their whole day, and therapists can assign short exercises to practice between meetings.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

New Jersey, Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, anger, relationship strain, parenting concerns, grief, career issues, and related problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and practical, using talk, skill practice, and goal-setting to manage emotions and behavior.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of experience working with people on issues including addiction recovery, caregiver stress, and trauma.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices in New Jersey.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription 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.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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