Kim Hayes is a Therapist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Addiction, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Family Conflict, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, and Self Esteem. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
As a licensed therapist in a rural community, I believe a clinician should be flexible and diverse in training. My practice represents that diversity and strives to meet the individual needs of my clients. My training is clinical in nature and offers a variety of interventions that assist the client in exploring core beliefs that may inhibit the individual to move forward in life. I utilize a strengths-based perspective that creates a platform of acceptance and understanding to assist the client from remaining “stuck” in their blocking belief systems. Specifically, my training includes Trauma Focused techniques to safely explore an individual’s belief systems. In addition, I am trained in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a safe technique that assists the client in processing traumatic and/or negative memories. Most disorders, such as anxiety and depression, are related to negative experiences from earlier years. Utilizing techniques that gently redirect an individu