Kim Villarreal, LICSW, LCSW - Therapist in Texas

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
CBT and DBT skills
English and Spanish

About Kim

Kim Villarreal is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Texas. She holds the LICSW and LCSW credentials. Kim focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She also helps with relationship concerns, parenting questions, and coping with major life changes.

Kim keeps sessions straightforward and grounded. She creates a calm space where people can talk about what matters without judgment. Conversations look at thoughts that cause unease and practical ways to change how those thoughts affect daily life.

Her background includes ten years of clinical experience as a social worker. That time has included work with people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, and complicated family dynamics. She also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues.

Kim uses a mix of therapy styles to match what each person needs. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She draws on these approaches to offer tools for emotion regulation, clearer communication, and coping skills.

Sessions can address specific concerns such as adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family challenges, and caregiver strain. Kim speaks English and Spanish and practices in Texas. She encourages people to take the first step and complete the intake process to begin arranging care.

How Kim Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skill-building for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and more effective communication, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try techniques that match a person’s needs and preferences. Clients can expect adjustments over time as what works becomes clearer.

This profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing for more flexible scheduling. It also supports shorter check-ins or sessions that don’t require video when that better suits a person’s needs. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques for remote sessions to teach skills, practice new behaviors, and track progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety GriefParenting issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Blended family issues Caregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discrimination Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Texas, District of Columbia, Oregon

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Kim often help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is practical and person-centered. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and practices skills to change how those thoughts affect daily life.

What is her professional background?

She has ten years of clinical social work experience and has worked with people dealing with chronic illness, addiction concerns, trauma, and complicated family dynamics.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Texas.

Can I work with her in Spanish?

Yes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she take clients outside the country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions structured and what do they cost?

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Costs vary by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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