We’re so glad you found your way here. Whether you stumbled across this blog while searching for answers at 2am, or a friend passed along a link, or you’ve been a client of ours for years — welcome. This space was created with you in mind.
A Note From Our Team
We are a group of licensed therapists based in Renton, Washington — and we believe that healing doesn’t just happen in the therapy room. It happens in the quiet moments when something clicks, when you read a sentence that finally puts words to what you’ve been feeling, when you realize you are not alone in what you’re carrying.
That’s what we hope this blog becomes for you: a place of recognition, clarity, and gentle encouragement — wherever you are on your journey.
What You’ll Find Here
Our therapists will be writing honestly and warmly about the topics we work with every day. You can expect posts on:
- IFS Therapy — what Internal Family Systems is, how it works, and why so many people find it transformative
- Anxiety & Depression — practical insight into what’s happening inside you, and what actually helps
- Couples & Relationships — honest conversations about connection, conflict, and growing together
- Life Transitions — navigating the big changes: new chapters, loss, identity, and what comes next
- Mental Health Tips — tools you can use today, grounded in real clinical experience
We write the way we speak in session — without jargon, without judgment, and with a lot of respect for how hard this work can be.
You Don’t Have to Be a Client to Belong Here
This blog is for anyone who is curious, struggling, growing, or just trying to understand themselves a little better. You don’t need an appointment to read. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to show up — and you already did that by being here.
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. — Carl Rogers
When You’re Ready for More
If something you read here resonates and you find yourself wondering what it would be like to work with one of us — we’d love to hear from you. There’s no pressure, no obligation. Just a conversation when you’re ready.
Until then, we’ll keep writing. We hope something here helps.
— The Team at Lori Kimmerly Therapy
Pause & Reflect
“What would it feel like to finally feel truly understood?”
You don’t have to figure this out alone. When you’re ready, we’d love to help you take the next step.