Psychotherapist & EMDR specialist NY

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about kimberly christopher

Kimberly Christopher, LCSW, is a New York University–trained psychotherapist who graduated with high honors in Clinical Social Work. With nearly two decades of private practice experience in New York City, she provides integrative psychotherapy, EMDR therapy, somatic trauma treatment, and couples counseling to adults throughout Manhattan and via secure telehealth across New York State.

Her practice serves high-functioning professionals, midlife women, creatives, public-facing individuals, and couples seeking meaningful, lasting emotional change. Kimberly’s work is grounded in clinical rigor while honoring the deeper dimensions of healing that unfold through the body, nervous system, and subconscious mind.

Trauma Therapy & EMDR in NYC

Many clients arrive after discovering that insight alone does not fully resolve trauma or long-standing emotional patterns. Kimberly specializes in EMDR therapy in New York, integrating somatic psychotherapy and nervous system regulation to help process experiences that feel “stuck.”

She works with individuals navigating:

• Complex trauma and PTSD

• Anxiety and chronic stress

• Burnout and high-achievement fatigue

• Relational trauma

• Grief and complicated loss

• Addictive or compulsive patterns

• Emotional dysregulation

Her approach addresses both cognitive understanding and physiological processing, allowing trauma to be metabolized rather than simply analyzed. Therapy is structured, intentional, and tailored to each individual’s needs.

Integrative & Somatic Psychotherapy

As a private psychotherapist licensed in New York, Kimberly bridges Western clinical treatment with mind-body and contemplative practices. Her work draws from EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment-based treatment, and polyvagal-informed nervous system regulation.

She recognizes that emotional experiences are stored not only in memory, but in the body. Therapy becomes a space to cultivate regulation, embodied awareness, and greater internal coherence.

Alongside evidence-based modalities, her approach is informed by meditation, mindfulness, and contemplative disciplines that support presence and emotional resilience. Healing is understood not only as symptom reduction, but as a return to wholeness and self-trust.

Couples Therapy & Relationship sessions

Kimberly also provides integrative couples therapy to partners navigating:

• High-conflict dynamics

• Divorce and separation

• Narcissistic relationship patterns

• Infidelity and betrayal

• Sexual and intimacy concerns

• Traditional and non-traditional partnerships

Her work integrates attachment-focused therapy, nervous system awareness, and structured relational repair. Many couples she works with are outwardly accomplished yet privately struggling with escalating conflict or emotional disconnection.

Therapy offers a contained and thoughtful environment in which relational patterns can be explored and reshaped.

Therapy for High-Functioning Professionals & Public-Facing Individuals

Kimberly has extensive experience working with high-achieving professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, creatives, and individuals in high-visibility roles. Discretion and psychological safety are central to her practice.

Many clients appear outwardly successful while internally navigating anxiety, trauma history, perfectionism, identity shifts, or private relational distress. Kimberly understands the psychological pressures of performance, visibility, and expectation. Therapy becomes a private space to step out of performance and into authenticity.

Women’s Hormonal & Midlife Mental Health

A specialized focus of Kimberly’s work includes supporting women navigating:

• Perimenopause

• Menopause

• Hormone-related mood shifts

• Midlife transitions

• Divorce or partnership changes

• Identity redefinition

Her integrative approach addresses both psychological and physiological contributors to emotional imbalance, supporting resilience during periods of profound change.

Advanced Integrative Training

Beyond her graduate training at New York University, Kimberly completed Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program, earning a 500-hour certification in Integrative Therapy and Yoga Therapy, along with additional advanced somatic training.

She continues ongoing professional development in EMDR, trauma-informed care, somatic psychotherapy, attachment-based treatment, and nervous system regulation to maintain a high level of clinical excellence.

Kimberly is also a Level II Reiki practitioner and maintains a personal contemplative practice. While her psychotherapy work remains grounded in ethical and evidence-based treatment, she honors the role of embodied awareness and spiritual inquiry in the healing process.

Personal Path & Perspective

Kimberly’s professional life has been shaped not only by education but by lived experience. Significant personal losses deepened her understanding of grief, resilience, and the nonlinear nature of healing. These varied experiences now inform her clinical presence: grounded, compassionate, and steady.

Practice Philosophy

Kimberly believes the therapeutic relationship is the most reliable predictor of change. Her work is both challenging and compassionate, structured yet flexible.

Depending on clinical need, therapy may integrate:

• EMDR

• Somatic psychotherapy

• Internal Family Systems

• Psychodynamic & Psychoanalytic therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills

• Emotion & Attachment-focused couples therapy

• Nervous system regulation interventions

Her integrative framework allows treatment to evolve as each client evolves.

Serving Clients Across New York

Kimberly provides private integrative psychotherapy to residents of New York City — including Manhattan, Brooklyn, and surrounding areas — through secure telehealth sessions. She also works with clients throughout New York State.

If you are seeking a psychotherapist for EMDR therapy, trauma treatment, couples counseling, or integrative psychotherapy in New York, she welcomes you to schedule a confidential consultation.

*Kimberly Christopher, LCSW — New York License #079234 (issued under legal name Kimberly Seelbrede)