Holistic Psychotherapy
Live, Love, Serve, Play Audaciously!
Kimberlie Flowers, MS
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
Kimberlie Flowers is an entrepreneur, mother, extreme athlete, lover of land, teacher, world traveler and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. As a warm and engaging therapist filled with wonder, vitality and humor, she helps transform painful struggles into enlightened and empowered change to live audaciously.
Audacious- extremely bold, daring, fearless, original, intrepid, courageous, valiant, lively.
With a deep reverence for culture and its richness, Kimberlie draws upon her own unique personal story, years of being the world’s traveling student, and over 30 years in the mental health field (schools, residential treatment, research, dual diagnosis programs, Critical Incident/Stress Management, Indian tribes, state and federal institutions, corporations, Asian and other non profit organizations) and over 25 years in private practice to serve as a very eclectic and dynamic psychotherapist.
Kimberlie helps clients transform their lives by: overcoming trauma; growing insight into corrective behavior; unlocking their inner genius; manifesting greater success; creating mindfulness, peace and more loving and authentic relationships; cultivating more creative power, discernment and commitment to living audaciously.
She holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and History and two Master of Science degrees in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling and School Counseling. She has worked with a wide range of clients which include: adults, adolescents, couples, groups, athletes on issues including: athletic performance mental toughness; trauma; loss and recovery; eating disorders; relationship enrichment; life transitions; self-esteem; leadership and empowerment; multiculturalism; and depression, anxiety and stress reduction and work/life balance. Kimberlie also specializes in Sports Performance and Nature/Eco Psychology and facilitates corporate Wellness seminars, leads Nature Therapy healing walks, facilitates groups for adolescents and women, and conducts Mental Skills training for competitors/ sports performance.
My Story
I am a first generation Japanese- American only child raised in the ethnic neighborhood of Echo Park, Los Angeles and lived with poverty, neglect and abuse. My parents died in traumatic accidents when I was very young and I was then raised by my sole relative, grandmother and a foster family at age 6. From there, I was brought up in a strict religious, military, law enforcement family and have a unique dualistic perspective seen thru these two contrasting lenses.
My history is complex and rich as I have had a vast collegiate and professional athletic career, grew up as a National Park brat raising and riding NPS horses and being immersed in nature. I have been a wilderness and river guide, teacher and coach, and have traveled extensively to over 55 countries as well as the United States. I live by being attuned to my curiosity, epiphanel spiritual journey, and childhood calling.
I help transform trauma and undesirable circumstances to create effective and thriving functioning, strength of character, maturity, emotional balance, socio-emotional intelligence, life satisfaction, and resilience. I chose a growth mindset of consciously choosing the path that leads to more meaning, depth, and purpose while offering a dynamic and unique exploration using Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Strength-based, Cognitive Behavioral approaches to Psychotherapy, Ecopsychology, and Sports Performance.
I am holistic in my belief that Love, Life, Work, and Spirituality are not separate. I love being with my two sons and passionate living in Lake Tahoe, Sierra Foothills, Baja Mexico and Red Rock Desert. I am an avid enthusiast of Alpine and Nordic Skiing, Cycling and Mountain Biking, Volleyball, Paddling, Swimming, Fitness, Tennis, Kiting, Surfing, Archery, Animals, Dancing, Cooking, Gardening, Creative Projects, Costuming, Philanthropy and Living Audaciously.
Areas of Expertise
It's my goal to create a comfortable, safe environment where we will work together to facilitate change that is grounded, soul-led, and lasting.
Sports Performance
Eco Psychology
Wellness Presenter
Woman's Issues/Groups
Life Transitions
Eating Disorders
Grief/Bereavement
PTSD/Trauma
Foster/Adoption
Couples
Depression/Anxiety
Multiculturalism
Critical Incident
Stress Management
Stress Management
Adolescents, Teens, Groups
Esprit de Corps
We can tap into our own healing guidance, creative power and mental fortitude to heal. For many, deep connection to their Selves, Others, the Divine and Nature is missing and creating despair, anxiety, and angst. Contentment is found in moments of connection, happiness, and gratitude that can be strung together and made more abundant for the greater good. I call this the Esprit de Corps~a common spirit of collaboration, truth, enthusiasm, and purpose that energizes us.
Life as a Spiral
The path of life is not a straight line but rather, a spiral. Evolving Souls keep coming back to the same lessons and themes that we thought we already understood to unlock deeper truths. Having to revisit these can be frustrating and excruciating lessons and requires a commitment to self-awareness and discernment to work thru this process. Life begins at our heart center, protected, nurtured, and flowing in its never ending personal journey. Think of the phrases: “spiraling out of control”, “spun out”, or “going in circles”. It is important to allow life to flow and surrender to a heart centered- spiraled life. From the inside-out, we can share with others and shine our grace and nature on the world. From the outside-in, we revisit our thoughts, emotions, patterns, and life lessons. By leveling up or down the spiral, we can release dis-ease, doubt, disharmony, hopelessness, and anxiety and connect again to our deepest quintessential nature and healing.
Directed Guidance
Sometimes we come to crossroads and unknown, auspicious terrain in our lives and we may stumble upon a cairn that lets us know we are not alone and that some other sojourner has been here before and pioneered this unfamiliar territory. The cairn is a symbol of balance, direction, safety, friendship, and trust. We may need a guide with compassionate connection and intuition to help guide our journey of faith, hope, and purpose. I can not take the journey for you but I can help carry the burden, instill resilience and guide you by sharing wisdom and my voice on your unique transformational journey.
Fees and Rates
Individual
$150 / Session
- Office visits
- Telehealth
- some insurance plans
accepted
Group
$60 / Session
- 6 week commitment
- Adolescents
- Teens
- Womens
Eco-Therapy
$250 / Session
- 2 hour sessions
- Walk n Talk
- Equine Therapy
- SUP Therapy
- Cycle Therapy/Skiology