My Approach

 

A Safe, Confidential, & Collaborative Space

Selamat Datang, Welcome! Hello, and thank you for coming in today. My name is Brian Kimmel. This is a confidential space in which you can share and process what you might not be able to in your workplace, school, or home.

There are several ways we can approach our sessions together. You can feel free to come and unload your day within the container of the session, or this can be a dynamic working relationship in which we identify issues that may be impacting you at a deeper level. Everything we do here is a reflection of your values and goals as we help you work through challenges with empowerment and ease.

The Parallel Process: My Commitment to You

Alongside you, I am engaged in my own parallel process of healing and growth. I like to tell my clients that anything I suggest in this space is something that I am willing to practice for myself. I don’t preach, teach, or educate without being willing to be educated and to learn from the lessons that life is availing.

If our work together is not helping you improve or get to the work that you want to be doing, we will shift what we are doing, or I will help you find a therapist who is a better fit. Your progress and well-being are the central focus.

Connection as the Basis for Healing

As a humanistic therapist, responsive to the relational components of our inner and outer worlds, connection is the foundation of our work. We greet each other in session with kindness. While my focus in our session is entirely on you, it’s important for you to know that I am doing my own work as well. This is not a relationship where I provide answers; it is a partnership.

I value this work together as a community response to collective and intergenerational trauma, moving towards profound and lasting change.