Kimberly (Kim) Prohaska
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
20's Creating Connections serves college and grad school students struggling with academic life, relationships, and discovering who you are as an adult.
I bring a direct, practical, and caring approach to working with clients. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, PTSD, students in the LBGTQ community, gender identity, those coping with immigration and first generation challenges, international students managing their academic life while navigating a new culture, and young adults experiencing major life transitions. I work with graduate students struggling with overwhelm, trying to find balance between school and their personal lives, or with questions about career and what is next. Utilizing a strengths-based developmental approach, my practice focuses on helping clients achieve both short and long term goals. I have been trained in Forensic Social Work, DBT, CBT, Family Systems, Brief Therapy, TF-CBT, Attachment Therapy, Trauma based therapies and other evidence-based models.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Career
- College and School Placement
- Depression
- Gender Identity
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Life Transitions
- Peer Difficulties
- Personal Growth
- Racial Identity
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Identity
- Social Anxiety
- Trauma
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Immigrants
- People of color
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as lesbian
- People who identify as queer
- Transgender
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Eclectic Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Brief Psychotherapy
- Family Systems Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Location
1015 Cedar StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95060
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Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$185per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- UCSC Student Insurance – California
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Paypal
- Venmo
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
Board of Behavioral Sciences
24158, California
Education
Rhode Island College
MSW (Master of Social Work), 1995