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Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
Online in all of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Florida
I named this practice The Brave Season for a reason. Because there comes a moment in every woman’s life when being “fine” just isn’t enough anymore. When holding it all together starts to cost too much — and something inside you whispers, it’s time.
This is where you answer that whisper.
Here, you don’t have to edit yourself or shrink to fit anyone’s idea of who you should be. You can be queer, straight, partnered, single, child-free, divorced, widowed, or still figuring it out. You can be grieving, rebuilding, reinventing —
or standing at the edge of a new chapter you didn’t see coming.
The Brave Season is a place for women — to lay down the armor, tell the truth, and learn live the next chapter of their life with bodacious authenticity.
Because this season — your brave season — deserves to be lived with a bold heart.
You say you’re fine.
Your nervous system says otherwise.
Stress doesn’t disappear. Trauma doesn’t “fade with time.” Emotions don’t wait for your permission.
They pile up.
They seep into the cracks you thought you’d sealed.
They leak into your relationships, your choices, your body.
Putting yourself first isn’t optional. It’s how you reclaim yourself. It’s how you get your life back.
Hello there, I'm Kimberly Schildbach
but Kim works just fine.
She/her
I’m a woman in my 50s—and I want the next chapters of my life built around my values, my thoughts, and my voice. Not my mistakes, regrets, or the noise of everyone else.
And I bet you do too.
After decades of showing up, holding it all together, and being who everyone needed, something inside you starts whispering:
What about me?
What now?
I’m a highly trained Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist who saw something missing in the therapy world—real, emotionally intelligent support for women holding deep emotional wounds and/or in their second half of life.
Therapy that doesn’t skim the surface, but gets to the heart of what keeps us awake at 2 a.m.:
Who am I becoming?
Will I stay healthy, vital, and alive to my own life?
What if I’ve outgrown the roles that once defined me?
It's time we all shed the skin that doesn't fit anymore and find a new set of duds. Join me.
My practice is LGBTQ+, social justice, and feminist orientated. I tailor my work to those on the spectrum, clients who identify as neurodiverse, and clients who are blind or deaf/HOH (my online platform is compatible with JAWS and other screen readers).
As well as being a therapist, I'm an organic gardener, book reader, and professional napper. I'm a mom of many, an adoptive mom, a mom of children on the spectrum and children with disabilities (blindness.) I love hiking and Nordic Noir. I have two Corgi dogs with the most luscious butt fluff and I live in the woods of rural New England.
About my approach
I'm a bold therapist. I like to hover and spend time —to explore the places most people graze over. I want to help you slow down and feel the grief, feel the uncertainty, and (yes) feel the fear. I'm not a masochist; I'm not cruel (quite the opposite!). I just know that—backed by attachment theory and years of working with couples—there is something behind and below all of our defenses. So when we blitz past something, or avoid, or say we're "fine" when we are obviously not—right there is where your healing begins. Sessions with me will feel focused and deep. I will back you up, stop you, refocus our conversation on the stuff that matters most—the stuff that, alone, you might not dive into. With me by your side, you'll feel safe, supported, and buoyed. You'll want to glean the intelligence of those hard feelings and difficult experiences. You'll embrace the very heart of the therapeutic process—to linger with your amazing emotions, the emotions that guide you and tell you what you value in life. And by contacting those emotions you'll decide your next steps with confidence and find flexibility in your patterns. And you won’t do it alone (which I know can feel overwhelming!) We’ll do it together.
Core Values
Real Truth + Deep Emotional Work
I don’t ask you to “think positive” — I help you tell the truth your body already knows.
Together we slow down, feel what lives under the reactions, and let the walls come down without you falling apart.
This is where you reclaim the parts of you that got buried under fear, survival mode, and trying to hold everything together — so you can love without bracing and be loved by your people without shrinking.
The boring stuff.
Education and Licensure
Master of Education, Marriage and Family Therapy
Springfield College, Springfield MA
Master of Education, Multicultural Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
New York University, New York City, NY
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (Massachusetts #6755)
Connecticut Professional Counselor (Connecticut #8256)
LMHC Florida Telehealth Registration (TPMC5433)
Training
**I’m always expanding my training and expertise, so this list represents just a portion of my ongoing professional development.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Extensive training in EFT to help individuals understand and honor their emotional lives, reduce overwhelm, and build more security and confidence. I'm also a highly trained Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist.
Trauma & Attachment Healing
Specialized training in healing from relational trauma, betrayal, family-of-origin wounds, and experiences of abandonment or emotional neglect.
Grief & Loss Support
Advanced training in grief, traumatic loss, and the emotional impact of life transitions especially divorce.
Betrayal & Relationship Stress
Extensive training in betrayal trauma, infidelity recovery, and rebuilding trust in yourself and others.
Reproductive & Family-Building Trauma
Training in infertility, pregnancy loss, and the emotional impact of challenging reproductive journeys.