Dr. Kimberly R. Mascaro, PhD, LMFT

Somatic Psychotherapist · Dreamwork Specialist · Author · Educator

I've spent over 20 years in the field of mental health as a clinician, an educator, a researcher, and a writer. But the most important thing I've learned hasn't come from a classroom or a textbook.

It came from living through a few things that nearly broke me: complicated grief, a seven-year cancer journey, betrayal, and the kind of loss that doesn't resolve on a therapist's timeline.

Those experiences changed what I look for in a healing process and they're why my practice looks the way it does: body-informed, dream-conscious, and oriented toward the soul.

Who I Work Best With

My clients are usually women who are tired of surface-level support.

  • You're navigating grief or loss and it's more complicated than people around you seem to understand

  • You're living with chronic illness and trying to find wholeness inside a body that has surprised you

  • You're at a major life crossroads — career, identity, relationship — and "just talk it out" hasn't been enough

  • You have ADHD and want support that honors how your brain actually works

  • You're spiritually curious, drawn to the inner life, and looking for a therapist who can meet you there

  • You've had powerful dreams, or want to start paying attention to them, and you want a trained guide

My Approach

I work somatically, which means the body is part of the conversation, not an afterthought. I blend traditional evidence-based therapies (CBT, DBT) with art therapy, dreamwork, hypnotherapy, breathwork, and yoga nidra, based on what serves you and what you're ready for.

I describe my style as warm, relational, and holistic. I'm not here to pathologize your experience. I'm here to help you understand it and move through it.

Credentials & Training

  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT #103066) — State of California

  • IASD (International Association for the Study of Dreams) — Board of Directors & Ethics Committee Chair

  • 17+ years of University-level psychology instruction

  • American Psychological Association (APA); past CAMFT Sierra Foothills Board member

  • PhD, Clinical Psychology (Somatic Concentration) — The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

  • MS, Counseling Psychology — Dominican University of California

  • BA, Fine Art — California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)

Outside the Office

Dr. Mascaro is a longtime martial artist, visual artist, altar-crafter, and student of Eastern and Western mystery traditions. She has received awards for her work in the fine arts in California.

She is also a passionate activist for human and nonhuman rights, and a devoted dog-mom.

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