My experience with Kimika has been life changing for me in many ways. I have been meeting with her for 4 plus years and WE have tackled many trauma and addiction strongholds that were crippling my ability to live a meaningful life. She has been a very sensitive guide and confidant. Her knowledge, wisdom,experience and sensitivity have given me strength to keep moving forward into wholeness. What a gift!!

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Kimika

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geometry-shapes iconCoping Skills, Trauma / PTSD
Online in Massachusetts
20 years in practice
Ages served: 18-65+
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Accepted insurance & self-pay

Kimika accepts 31 insurers
Aetna
Aetna Medicare Advantage
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem
Cigna | Evernorth
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts | BCBS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts | BCBS Medicare Advantage (HMO | PPO)
Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)
Carelon
Carelon | Medicare Advantage
Cigna | Evernorth - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Compsych
Fallon Health | Medicare Advantage
Firefly Health Plan | Cigna PPO Network
First Health Network
Harvard Pilgrim
Humana Medicare Advantage
JP Farley Corporation
Magellan
Mass General Brigham (Optum)
Medicare Massachusetts
Multi Plan PHCS
Optum Serve
Oscar Health
Quest Behavioral Health
Railroad Medicare
Tufts Health Plan
Tufts Health Plan Medicare Advantage
UMR
United Healthcare | Optum
United Healthcare | Optum - Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
United Healthcare | Optum Medicare Advantage
Uprise EAP
SELF-PAY COSTS
Out-of-pocket session costs for clients who don’t have insurance or aren’t covered by their insurance for mental health services.
$240
first session
$195
subsequent sessions
About Provider

About Kimika

Kimika is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 20+ years of clinical experience partnering with adults, children, families and couples seeking help with a wide variety of issues. She specializes particularly in treating individuals impacted by trauma including but not limited to attachment issues, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, sociocultural issues, addiction, emotion regulation issues, loss, and life transition. She believes that healing and transformation occurs within an authentic and trusting relationship. She strives to create a safe and supportive space for clients’ recovery and personal growth. She values an open and collaborative approach and she trusts the power of the therapeutic process. She will use an integrative approach to intervention using her training in trauma-focused, psychodynamics, attachment-based, IFS, component-based psychotherapy, DBT, EMDR, body-mind approach such as sensorimotor psychotherapy, family therapy, ARC, SMART, Mindfulness and CBT. She will tailor various modalities to the needs of clients.

What clients say

What clients say

These testimonials are from real clients who completed a satisfaction survey after their sessions and agreed to share their feedback. Results may vary.

Very warm and accepting

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Kimika

I love that my therapist listens and is very insightful and friendly. She is so lovely!

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Kimika

My experience with Kimika has been life changing for me in many ways. I have been meeting with her for 4 plus years and WE have tackled many trauma and addiction strongholds that w....

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Kimika

my particular provider is intelligent, kind, patient, and an amazing person. additionally i like that you can book as many sessions as you want per month

A Thriveworks Client, verified client of Kimika

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Other areas of focus

SpecialitiesCoping Skills, Trauma / PTSD, Addiction, Relationships, Anxiety, Depression, Stress / Mental Stress / Work Stress, Grief
ApproachesInternal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment-Based, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Family Systems, Any / Eclectic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBCT), Psychoanalytic
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Education and training

Years in practice
20 years
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Additional details

Languages spoken by this provider
EnglishJapanese
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NPI number1245458629
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State of practiceMA
Practice location

Practice information

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Kimika Watkins Tashima

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)