Kim Wilksch, AASW

Kim Wilksch is an Accredited Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). She draws on both professional training and life experience as a parent and someone who lives with chronic pain. Kim aims to make conversations straightforward and practical for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, or major life changes.

Kim uses plain language in sessions and focuses on what a person needs now. She helps people build everyday coping skills, improve communication, and develop self-care routines that stick. She also supports people navigating family conflict, separation, end-of-life matters, and the emotional strain of caregiving.

Her clinical approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working. That mix is used to help with anxiety, depressive symptoms, grief, and relationship patterns that cause ongoing stress.

Kim mentions lived experience with domestic and family violence and uses that perspective to inform how she supports survivors. She also offers faith-informed support for people who want it and can work in a non-religious way when preferred. Psychoeducation and mindfulness are part of how she helps people learn new skills.

She has three years of professional experience and practices in Australia. People seeking help are invited to follow the site's booking steps to start a conversation and see if her style is a good match.

How Kim's approaches translate to online counselling

Kim uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based actions, which can be useful for grief, anxiety and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying thinking patterns and testing them with practical exercises to reduce symptoms like worry and low mood. Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ways of working look at how relationships and a trusting therapeutic relationship shape change and healing.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Kim will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences and situation. That might mean trying mindfulness practices one week, skills from DBT another week, and focusing on values-based action with ACT when appropriate.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from quieter surroundings. Kim aims to help people use therapy in ways that suit their day-to-day routines and responsibilities.