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Kimber-Lea Raef is a Licensed Professional Counselor located in Austin, TX. Kimber-Lea supports those who feel overwhelmed by daily life due to the aftershocks of trauma. Many of Kimber-Lea’s clients don’t immediately recognize their symptoms as reactions to trauma, however after speaking with Kimber-Lea about their anxiety, sadness, inability to connect with others, or feelings of intense insecurity, they realize that they might feel this way because of experiences in the past. Kimber-Lea’s compassion, warmth, and creativity provide clients with a safe atmosphere to share their inner thoughts, emotions, and dreams.
Kimber-Lea bases her approach to therapy from Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), in which she is fully trained. TF-CBT helps clients draw connections from their inner thoughts and negative self talk to their mood or emotional responses and past experiences. Kimber-Lea also encourages clients to talk about their family structure and relationships to further understand where emotions come from - and how to promote positive emotions.
Kimber-Lea earned her Master’s degree from Texas State University. Together with her therapy dog, Fyrenz, Kimber-Lea supports clients experiencing grief, depression, or low self-esteem. Kimber-Lea brings a sense of playfulness into session and builds strong trusting relationships with her clients as they work through difficult conversations.
Years of Experience: 10 years
Life Transition and/or Stress Management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others; coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
LGBTQ+, TGNC, and identity exploration - Exploring topics of sexuality, gender (including trans, non-binary, and gender expansive identities), and identity; coping with discrimination and oppression; navigating relationship, family, and cultural challenges; and entities; support throughout the process of transition.
Burnout - Managing and recovering from stressors that lead to feelings of decreased motivation and disconnection from the self; honoring how the context you're living in influences your bounce-back rate; discovering actually effective self-care and finding ways to relax both physically and mentally
Trauma - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); coping and healing after threatening, scary, or distressing events, such as experiences of oppression, witnessing accidents, or experiencing abuse (sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical)
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Sensitivity - Developing an understanding of one’s sensitivity, including exploring what triggers emotional reactions and the origins of the sensitivity; practicing self-compassion by acknowledging that everyone has emotions and it’s natural to react to what’s around you
I help highly sensitive, high-achieving, Queer Millennials seeking to find balance from overwhelm, chronic stress, & past emotional wounds. I also specialize in Burnout recovery. Email me to connect!
Kimber-Lea Raef is not in-network with any insurances.
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I work with clients who are wanting to utilize their insurance by accepting payment from HSA/FSA cards and by providing a Superbill for clients to claim towards Out-of-Network benefits.
Feeling overwhelmed, pressured to perform, and wishing something would let up already? This group is for empaths/Highly Sensitive People, deep-thinkers, & big-hearted queer folks dealing with burnout from trying to keep carrying it all. [Allies welcome.]
Feeling lonely, scared, and like you're running the hamster-wheel of searching for a place to belong? You're so not alone. Join our Group for Queer folks to build community, get support from people who are in similar struggles and have shared experiences.
Feeling overwhelmed, pressured to perform, and wishing something would let up already? This group is for empaths/Highly Sensitive People, deep-thinkers, & big-hearted queer folks dealing with burnout from trying to keep carrying it all. [Allies welcome.]
Feeling lonely, scared, and like you're running the hamster-wheel of searching for a place to belong? You're so not alone. Join our Group for Queer folks to build community, get support from people who are in similar struggles and have shared experiences.
Feeling overwhelmed, pressured to perform, and wishing something would let up already? This group is for empaths/Highly Sensitive People, deep-thinkers, & big-hearted queer folks dealing with burnout from trying to keep carrying it all. [Allies welcome.]
Feeling lonely, scared, and like you're running the hamster-wheel of searching for a place to belong? You're so not alone. Join our Group for Queer folks to build community, get support from people who are in similar struggles and have shared experiences.
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