Trauma & PTSD
Anxiety & Stress Management
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia #0701008539
Board Approved Clinical Supervisor
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Kim Rippy, LPC
Practice Owner & Clinical Director
Licensed Professional Counselor
Board Approved Supervisor for LPC & LMFT Residents
My Certifications
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II: Complex Trauma (CCTP-II)
Offering Sessions In-Office and Virtually to Clients in Virginia
Life can be a bit of a mess sometimes, right? Whether you’re drowning in anxiety, stuck in a tough life transition, or just trying to figure out why relationships are so complicated, I’m here to help. Together, we’ll tackle the chaos, find some clarity, and maybe even laugh along the way!
With a compassionate and collaborative approach guided by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), I work to empower my clients to embrace their thoughts and feelings without judgment, while fostering emotional resilience and deeper connections. By integrating ACT’s mindfulness and values-driven techniques with EFIT’s focus on emotional bonding and attachment, I help my clients navigate personal challenges, enhance their emotional well-being, and build meaningful, fulfilling relationships.
I create a welcoming, non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts and feelings. Specializing in anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship challenges, and gender/sexuality issues, I provide guidance and support for major life transitions, daily stress, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties. I am passionate about helping individuals manage high levels of stress and anxiety, and I take great interest in supporting those navigating significant life changes, such as starting a new career, coping with a breakup, or adjusting to parenthood.
In my personal life, I enjoy spending time outside with my husband, our two sons, and our two rescue dogs, as well as my favorite introvert hobbies of reading, crocheting and doing nail art!
My Education
Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University
Bachelor’s in Psychology from Christopher Newport University
Residency is all about exposure! To new clients, new techniques, new theories! You’re not supposed to know exactly what you want to do or how you work as a therapist when you’re in training. My job as a supervisor is to help you recognize your blind spots, teach you what you need to know, and point you in the right direction to “find yourself” as your own therapist!
My supervision style emphasizes a supportive and developmental approach, fostering a collaborative environment. I work from the Person-of-the-Therapist model for supervision, focusing on your personal experiences with each of your clients, and how you area able to recognize and understand yourself as your greatest tool within the therapeutic process!
In the beginning of our work together, we’ll focus on how to establish and maintain safety within the therapeutic relationship for both your client and yourself. We’ll talk about ethics, administrative, and clinical guidelines for your work as a therapist. Then, we’ll shift our focus to understand your personal experience “in the room” with your clients, and how you are bringing yourself into the therapeutic relationship. This helps us to identify your strengths, areas for growth, and the kind of therapist you naturally are so you are ready to practice independently!
Please contact Kim for more information on clinical supervision including scheduling and fees.