Kim Finnie, CSSW, LCSW
Founder & CEO
Licensed in New Jersey and Maine
Kim Finnie is a highly skilled clinician with over two decades of experience in the mental health field. She is a certified supervisor and the founder of Bridge to Balance, Inc., where she provides direct practice, supervision for rising clinicians, and leadership in the mental health field. Kim is well-versed in traditional therapeutic modalities and also offers creative approaches such as Pet-Assisted Therapy.
Throughout her professional journey, Kim has held roles in crisis intervention, school-based counseling, and community mental health before establishing Bridge to Balance in 2011. Her area of specialization is trauma-focused therapies, including Sandtray, EMDR, DBT, and TraumaPlay™. Kim is also a certified therapy dog handler, highlighting her commitment to integrating creative and experiential techniques into the healing process.
Kim earned her MSW from Loyola University-Chicago in 2003 and obtained her LCSW licensure in 2009 after completing post-graduate clinical supervision and direct practice. Her approach is warm, trauma-informed, and tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals, families, and couples on their journey to healing and balance.
Approach to Helping
Kim believes in the way we emotionally relate to each other's experiences. Therapy offers a space to increase awareness, deepen understanding, and transform our relationship to life’s challenges, rather than attempting to change circumstances that may be outside of our control.
Through a collaborative and reflective therapeutic process, Kim helps clients reconnect with their inner strengths and sense of agency. She believes that when individuals recognize their own capacity for growth and healing, painful life experiences can become powerful opportunities for self-discovery, resilience, and lasting change. Kim’s approach supports clients in cultivating emotional balance, self-compassion, and a more empowered direction forward.
