Kimberly Naraine

Kimberly Naraine accepts Blue Shield of California, Centivo, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Health Net, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross of CA, and Out-of-State BlueCard PPO. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Kimberly Naraine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Kimberly is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Kimberly’s California license number is 100413, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Kimberly Naraine has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Kimberly’s education and training include BA - Sociology, California State University, San Marcos; MA - Social Work, California State University, Fullerton. Over that time, Kimberly has worked closely with BIPOC, Veterans, Immigrants, and Students.

Kimberly Naraine works with BIPOC, Veterans, Immigrants, and Students and specializes in Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Immigration, Life Transitions, Panic, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Trauma, and Women's Issues. These are the areas where Kimberly spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Kimberly is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Kimberly Naraine draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Kimberly’s style is action-oriented, authentic, humorous, solution-oriented, and warm. In Kimberly’s words: “I have a passion for assisting clients through their mental health journey through the use of humanistic and motivational interviewing practices.”

Kimberly Naraine (she/her) offers therapy in English.

Kimberly Naraine offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Kimberly is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Kimberly Naraine is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Kimberly will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Kimberly’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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