Kimberly LaPorte, MSW, LCSW-S

Your story matters to me.

All my life, I've been captivated by stories-whether it was reading or writing them, watching Hollywood dramas or historical documentaries, or listening to my grandfather's tall tales. Stories have always had a way of pulling me in, connecting me to something deeper. They reveal who we are, help us understand the world, and guide how we live and relate to others. They can inspire healing, or keep us stuck. I believe our stories-especially the ones we tell ourselves-have the power to transform us.

I became a therapist because I know firsthand the pain of carrying a story that feels too heavy, too confusing, or too silent. My own journey includes chapters of both tragedy and triumph. For years, I was stuck inside a self-defeating narrative, but I discovered that rewriting our inner story can become the foundation for healing. We can't change what happened in the past, but we can choose what comes next. Let your story be one of reclamation, growth, and empowerment.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy– the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

— Brene Brown

For the past 20 years, I've been walking alongside others as they reclaim their voice and rewrite their stories. My professional path has included working with children and families in therapeutic foster care, directing summer camps, supervising and training staff within both non-profit and for-profit residential mental health programs for kids and teens. My clinical expertise and passion over the past 10 years has been working with trauma survivors-especially those healing from domestic violence, sexual assault, and complex PTSD. I have been a feminist all my life and supporting survivors of interpersonal violence as an advocate, educator, and serving as a trainer and clinician for agencies like InterAct of Wake County and the Compass Center for Women and Families has brought me deep joy in seeing women and children's lives restored after healing PTSD. I've also worked closely with women navigating the medical model through their reproductive years into the health changes of menopause. I use somatic and parts work to help heal birth trauma, make informed and empowered reproductive choices, and ease their transition into parenthood-offering both therapy and doula support grounded in birth psychology, attachment theory, Somatic Experiencing and Hypnobirthing. I have also owned two other companies prior to this one: I was a Certified Professional Organizer helping families and companies tame the clutter and chaos to establish inner peace and I had a Production and Event Planning business. It's funny, but true, that I began to realize both of these roles naturally required me to counsel and coach couples, bridezillas, challenging family dynamics, neurodivergence, grief/loss, overwhelm and overachievers burning themselves out and helping people produce their vision/dream and that's what sent me to Boston University for my master's to become a therapist.

The therapeutic relationship is the vehicle for transformation and healing to begin. In private practice, I bring a warm, compassionate, and direct presence to the therapeutic relationship. I value humor, cultural humility, and real human connection. My style is integrative and relational, drawing from a variety of evidence-based and body-centered methods to support each client's unique healing path. These include Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, mindfulness-based practices, and Psychodynamic Theory. Additionally I have ridden horses throughout my life so out of grad school it felt quite natural to become EAGALA certified to integrate the use of majestical, spiritually intuitive animals such as horses, to aid in the healing of my clients.

I am clinically trained licensed as a social worker which means the lens from which I treat a client is not simply focused on the micro level of the individual, but also how the client interacts with and is influenced/impacted by the macro systems as well. Social work is political work and that sets us apparent from other therapists as I am trained to address spiritual, cult or religious and political abuse, systemic and racial oppression. I am a straight facing, bisexual woman providing safe, open and affirming care to clients across all identities and orientations, including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. I've been married to my husband for nearly 18 years, and I'm mother of two incredible neurodivergent active kiddos that keep me growing and grateful, I'm a fierce believer in informed choice, and that the body knows how to heal itself, and I am someone who finds deep joy in helping women reconnect with their bodies, stand in their truth, and be led by their inner power.

Healing begins when we feel seen, safe, and supported. I would be honored to hear your story-and help you write the next chapter.