Therapist profile
Kim Kavanshansky, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania LCSW - Relationships and Stress
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW022334
- NPI
- 1922743277
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- stress and anxiety
- relationship strain
- codependency focus
About Kim
Kim Kavanshansky is a Pennsylvania LCSW with 18 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and challenges that come with chronic illness and trauma.
She focuses on practical conversation and steady support. Sessions are conversational and problem-focused. Kim listens, asks questions, and helps people notice patterns that cause overwhelm or recurring conflict.
She regularly works with people facing compassion fatigue, addictions, ADHD, codependency, and the emotional fallout from caregiving or medical illness. Kim also supports those navigating major life changes such as divorce, blended family issues, or bereavement. Her background includes long-term clinical work with individuals who have lived with trauma and chronic health problems.
In session she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build clearer boundaries. She shows people ways to practice saying no, recognize people-pleasing habits, and set steps toward steadier routines. Work often includes short-term skill building alongside deeper reflection.
Kim provides sessions in English from Pennsylvania. Prospective clients complete a brief questionnaire to match with her and then schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and are collected through a cancellable subscription plan.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques commonly involve focused, practical methods. One example is brief skill-building work that teaches concrete tools for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, thought labeling, and activity planning. These skills are useful for people coping with overwhelm, caregiving strain, or recurring worry.Another common approach uses trauma-informed methods that help people make sense of past hurts and reduce their impact on current relationships. This kind of work often combines gentle reflection with grounding exercises and paced exposure to difficult memories, and it can help with grief, compassion fatigue, and the effects of abuse.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, day-to-day pressures, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or offering an option that does not require being on camera. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency while they work on boundaries, people-pleasing patterns, and coping skills.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, depression, trauma, chronic illness related distress, and related areas such as codependency and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based techniques in conversational, problem-focused sessions that aim to build coping skills and clarify patterns of behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional clinical experience working with people facing trauma, chronic health concerns, and emotional distress.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.