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Kim Mouti, LISW

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationOhio
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Kim

Kim Mouti is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 26 years of clinical experience. She trained with a Master of Social Work and has spent decades working across a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and self-esteem.

Background and approach

Kim’s practice addresses both common life stresses and more complex presentations such as dissociation, disruptive mood patterns, and the emotional fallout of caregiving roles. Her style blends evidence-based techniques with a collaborative, respectful stance that centers each person’s strengths and priorities.

She draws from Internal Family Systems to explore the parts that shape inner conflict, Attachment-Based methods to examine relational patterns, and client-centered principles to hold space for a person’s lived experience. Kim also integrates practical skills from CBT and DBT when clients need tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or changing unhelpful patterns.

Located in Ohio, she accepts English-speaking clients and makes services available to international clients as well. Prospective clients who are navigating life transitions, relationship struggles, parenting stress, career concerns, or trauma-related symptoms may find a pragmatic and empathetic partner in her work.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as composed of different parts that hold feelings and beliefs; working with these parts can help people resolve inner conflicts and reduce self-criticism. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and explores how early bonds affect current trust, communication, and emotional security. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist provides empathy and acceptance to support each person’s own path to change.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals, preferences, and current challenges and combine or adjust methods as needed so the work fits the individual. That flexibility helps tailor sessions to issues like anxiety, trauma, parenting stress, or relationship concerns rather than forcing a single technique.

Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and easier access to care from different locations. Kim provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose the format that suits their routine and comfort level, making it easier to maintain continuity of care throughout life’s changes.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kim address?
Her practice covers stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes, family and parenting issues, anger, career concerns, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, along with many related focuses.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She mixes collaborative, client-centered listening with structured techniques from CBT and DBT, and uses attachment-focused ideas and IFS-informed exploration to help people understand internal dynamics.
What professional background informs this work?
She brings 26 years of experience in social work and clinical practice, with long-term exposure to a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW and practices from Ohio; her credential is listed as OH LISW I.0026142-SUPV.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services in English for people outside her immediate region.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is payment or cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Ohio

Languages

English