Dr. Kim Oppenheimer is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and has been licensed to practice psychology since 1986. Dr. Oppenheimer specializes in various clinical and forensic services. Dr. Oppenheimer is currently accepting new patients.
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Dr. Oppenheimer believes that change occurs within the context of a collaborative, trusting, safe and supportive environment. Dr. Oppenheimer’s style of psychotherapy and counseling is active, open and direct. Dr. Oppenheimer gives direct feedback and believes that what you do between sessions is just as important in reaching your therapy goals as what is discussed.
Dr. Oppenheimer also believes that symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, occur when there is not a good fit between people and their environment, such as in a relationship or job. Thus, Dr. Oppenheimer’s orientation to therapy is a blending of family systems and cognitive behavioral therapy theories. She treats individual adults, adolescents, couples and families. Dr. Oppenheimer specializes in treating anxiety disorders, depression, relationship issues (including mother-daughter), couples therapy, workplace stress, family transitions to college, and stress and coping with divorce.
Kim Oppenheimer, Ph.D. has been in full-time private practice in the Dunwoody/Sandy Springs area since 1992. Dr. Oppenheimer is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in performing forensic psychological evaluations.
Dr. Kim Oppenheimer has published numerous research articles in professional journals and has given many peer-reviewed presentations in the areas of divorce adjustment and anxiety disorders. Prior to full-time private practice, Dr. Oppenheimer was an Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University where she taught graduate classes in psychological testing and psychotherapy. She was also an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia. In this role, she was Director of Student Health Psychological Services and taught residents and interns behavioral medicine, crisis intervention, and long-term psychotherapy. Dr. Oppenheimer received the Outstanding Faculty Award for excellence in clinical training for her work with the Psychology interns for the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia.
Dr. Oppenheimer received her Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in Clinical-Community Psychology and completed her clinical internship at the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. She received her Master of Science degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University and her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Psychology from Florida State University.
