Kimberley Palmiotto, Psy.D.

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC- MD, CA)

Diplomate - American Board of School Neuropsychology (ABSNP)

Certified Trauma-Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (TF-CBT)

Credentialed School Psychologist (MD, CA, NC)

I’ve spent almost three decades walking alongside women, girls, and families through the most tender, tangled, and transformational chapters of life.

I’m a therapist, educator, art therapist, and creative guide with a deep background in clinical counseling, school psychology, and trauma-informed care. I’ve worked in both public and private school systems, supported families in clinical settings, and held space for hundreds of mothers and daughters navigating everything from adolescence to anxiety...social challenges to learning difficulties...disconnection to healing.

My work is rooted in evidence-based psychology—family systems, trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and developmental theory—but I also believe in the power of intuition, storytelling, ritual, and art. As a trained art therapist, I have woven together expressive arts therapy, nervous system awareness, and deep listening into so many of the offerings I create.

I started Root to Bloom and Nurturing Girls because even with all my training, I wasn’t prepared for the emotional depth of raising four daughters. I’ve lived the mother-daughter roller coaster—and I’ve learned that healing and learning about ourselves happens in slow, creative, embodied ways. It happens when we sit together, create something with our hands, and say things we didn’t even know we were holding.

This is the space I needed—and now I offer it to you.