Kim Hogan

My Background and Approach

I offer individual and relationship therapy focused on healing from the impacts of addiction and trauma. My approach is trauma-informed, somatically-integrated, client-centered, and collaborative, because I believe you're the expert on your own life, and my job is to walk alongside you, not ahead of you. I draw on both bottom-up and top-down methods, working with your body's nervous system responses as much as your thoughts, emotions, and the stories you carry about yourself. Healing isn't just about insight, it's about coming home to yourself, and finding steadier, more secure ways of being in relationship with the people you love.

Why I Became a Therapist

I came to this field through my own experience in long-term recovery, which shapes my genuine, humanistic approach to this work. My style is gentle, direct, and challenging—I'll call you on your patterns while reminding you that I believe in you. Before becoming a therapist, I had a career in visual design, and that background still shapes how I think about people, systems, and the ways we connect with one another. I also worked with houseless folks in Los Angeles, where I learned to meet people exactly where they are, without judgment or pretense. My clients tell me they appreciate that I'm not a robot; I show up just as another human in the room.