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- Anxiety and depression
- Parenting concerns
- Gottman and EFT methods
About Kim
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MN LMFT) with 14 years of experience. Kim Putz focuses on anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and emotional problems that affect daily life. She works with individuals, couples, and families and uses several established therapy approaches to help clients make changes.
Kim favors clear, straightforward work that helps people identify patterns and try new ways of relating. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and the Gottman Method alongside a client-centered stance. Sessions tend to focus on specific behaviors, relationship patterns, and practical strategies to manage distress.
Her experience includes supporting people with stress, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She also addresses ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career-related stress. Kim pays attention to family of origin issues, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and the strains that come with divorce and separation.
She uses an approach aimed at improving communication, reducing reactivity, and increasing mindful choices. Work with couples can include structured dialogues drawn from Gottman and Emotionally-Focused techniques. Individual sessions often combine CBT-style skill work with values-based ACT practices to help with mood and anxiety.
Kim practices in Minnesota and conducts therapy in English. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session through the site’s online options.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where people want to move toward what matters to them.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try practical strategies to change behavior and mood. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, anger, and coping skills training.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets patterns in close relationships and helps people express emotions in ways that change connection and reduce reactivity. EFT and the Gottman Method are commonly used when relationship communication and attachment concerns are central.
Choosing an approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to emphasize based on presenting problems, goals, and preferences. That choice can shift as therapy progresses and as new needs emerge.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Discuss practical scheduling needs when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule the first session.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Kim uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and the Gottman Method as part of her work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing with individuals, couples, and families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Minnesota LMFT credential and practices in Minnesota.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; work is provided to clients within the therapist's permitted regions.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific rates depend on chosen options and region.
What should I do to start therapy?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.