Kim Hertz, LCSW-R

Founder, Psychotherapist

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Kim aims to create a space that allows you to feel safe, supported, and challenged. Her style is interactive and dynamic, incorporating an awareness of the past with a focus on the present. She sees her ongoing role as a collaborator, helping you to uncover the difficult and stuck spaces in order to live a more authentic, enjoyable, and functional life.

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Kim is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in New York City specializing in individual and couples psychotherapy. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Hunter College and completed post-graduate training at the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies. Additionally, Kim is also a licensed attorney. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School and practices in the areas of alternative dispute resolution, health law, and mediation.

 

Specialized trainings include certification in Levels 1-3 EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for working with trauma, Internal Family Systems, and Maternal Mental Health focusing on fertility issues, miscarriage, and neonatal loss. She also incorporates financial therapy into her work, helping individuals and couples navigate financial anxiety, career transitions and relationship dynamics around money. Her interdisciplinary background brings a nuanced understanding of high-pressure environments, complex systems, and the emotional dimensions of decision-making.