Kim Mackay, LCSW

If you’re seeking therapy that honors the depth and complexity of your story while helping you build a life grounded in your values, I welcome you to reach out. I specialize in working with young adults, teens, and caregivers healing from emotional pain, relationship challenges, and past wounds that shape identity and how we move through the world. For many of my clients, this includes navigating life transitions, loss, intergenerational trauma, neglect, abuse, and harmful patterns and norms reinforced across families, cultures, institutions, and broader systems. I also work with athletes and performance-driven individuals whose ambition, discipline, and high standards fuel their lives yet may conceal pain. As a former Division I collegiate athlete, I bring lived experience to my work with high-level performers facing intense demands and competitive dynamics, along with the realities of setbacks, burnout, injury, and life beyond sport. I recognize success carries its own momentum, with rising expectations, mounting pressure to continually prove yourself and outperform others, and a narrowing margin for error. I integrate a sports psychology lens when athletics or achievement pressure intersects with trauma, self-concept, or burnout. Seeking support is a meaningful step. Therapy helps slow things down so you can reflect and move forward with greater clarity and steadiness. I will walk alongside as you rediscover hope and vitality, creating a therapeutic experience that feels grounded, paced, and deeply human. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Experience across levels of care and extensive training in evidence-based modalities: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) DBT for Complex PTSD Seeking Safety for co-occurring trauma and substance abuse Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) Attachment-Based Family Therapy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I am also available to consult with universities, colleges, and high schools, as well as athletic departments, student-led organizations, nonprofits, treatment programs, and behavioral health organizations on suicide risk protocols, health leave and reintegration processes, and student mental health systems design and policy. I focus on advancing access, accountability, and coordinated care for students and emerging adults experiencing crisis while promoting educational continuity and long-term outcomes.