- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kim
Kim Cassano is a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience in mental health and substance use care. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where parents can talk about stress, parenting strain, relationship concerns, or changes in mood. Kim listens closely and focuses on practical steps parents can try between sessions.
Her approach draws on client-centered work that keeps the conversation focused on what matters to each person.
Background and approach
She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with room for empathy and collaboration. Kim has worked across age groups, including adults and older adults, and has experience with teens and preteens.
That background informs how she responds to parenting challenges, life transitions, and caregiving stress. She pays attention to how medical or chronic health concerns can affect mood and family roles. Common topics she helps with include anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, ADHD, intimacy issues, and problems with sleep or eating.
Kim also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, attachment concerns, and the fallout from relationship problems like infidelity or separation. Sessions are offered from New Jersey and use a variety of online formats. Kim works in English and brings decades of clinical practice to help parents find clearer routines, better coping skills, and more predictable ways to handle stress.
What Kim works with
Everything Kim lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kim helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Infidelity
- Personality disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kim lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online parenting support
Kim uses client-centered work to keep sessions focused on each person's goals and experience. This approach means the conversation follows what matters most to the client, whether that is parenting routines, caregiving stress, or relationship strain.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and for changing patterns that affect parenting and daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kim will work collaboratively to determine whether client-centered conversations, CBT techniques, or a combination will best meet a person's needs and goals. She adapts methods based on feedback and progress so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can provide shorter check-ins, follow-up coaching, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
Questions people ask about Kim
What concerns does Kim help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, grief, sleep or eating problems, ADHD, intimacy issues, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She combines listening and empathy with cognitive behavioral strategies to try new thinking and behavior patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kim has more than 30 years working in mental health and substance use settings, including practice with adults, older adults, teens, and preteens.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kim offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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