Kim Grimes, LCSW
Lincoln Square
Kim, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has extensive experience working with trauma survivors who struggle to regulate themselves and their relationships. She uses warmth, humor, authenticity and transparency to help clients feel seen and heard without judgment. Kim makes sure to get to know clients, listening to every part of their experience and recognizing their cultural, spiritual, and social communities. She utilizes psychodynamic, cognitive, EMDR, and family systems approaches to help clients give words and meaning to their lived experience. After understanding their current symptoms and struggles, Kim assists clients in finding where the issues first began and helping heal those previous wounds to empower clients in present day. She views therapy as a place for clients to gain insight, manage their emotional experience and improve their social interactions.
Prior to joining Fuller Counseling Group, Kim has 9 years of experiences working with children and adults struggling with mental health issues. She has experience working for a queer affirming private practice supporting individuals struggling with their mental health, gender identity issues, religious trauma, and intersectionality. Kim has worked in immediate crisis support for global mental health resources as well as long term residential treatment for children in DCFS care.
Kim attended the University of Rochester for her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and returned to Chicago for her master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. While growing up in Oak Park, IL, Kim developed a passion for diversity and inclusion for BIPOC and queer communities. Kim recognizes the social, political, and economic impact on these marginalized communities and how it plays a role within a client’s day to day experiences. Kim’s personal mission is to help each client feel heard, seen and feel they are not alone in this fight for social justice and equality.
Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, United Healthcare and self-pay.