About Michael D. Kimmel, LCSW
Born in northwestern Ohio (the oldest of four children), I grew up in a small farm town. I was named after my great-grandfather Michael, who reportedly had the first Ford dealership in the State of Ohio (he ran it out of his hardware store).
Eventually, I escaped the farm and made it to the big city of Cincinnati, where I earned a B.A. in Personnel and Group Development.
After graduation, I moved to London where I worked at a punk clothing store in Covent Garden. During much of my twenties and thirties, I lived in France, England, Wales, Egypt, Denmark, Greece and (the former) Yugoslavia.
After returning to the USA, I earned a Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology while interning for “Sesame Street” in New York City.
In San Francisco, I was the Clinical Director for the Homeless Children’s Network and a counselor for Aptos and Potrero Hill Middle Schools while earning my second Master’s Degree.
In San Diego, I’ve worked as a licensed psychotherapist for Kaiser Permanente, Psychiatric Centers at San Diego and San Diego Hospice.
I opened my private practice in 2002.
Education
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, State of California (LCSW License #20738) since 2002
Certified Bioenergetic Therapist (Somatic Relational Psychotherapy) since 2010
Internal Family Systems Certification Program. Completed Level One training (72 hours) in 2020. Completed Level Two training (72 hours) in 2021: “Using IFS with Couples: The ‘Intimacy from the Inside Out’ Model”.
Southern California Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis
International Institute for Bioenergetic Analysis
B.A. in Personnel and Group Development (Honors department, graduated Magna cum Laude), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
M.A. in Developmental Psychology, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York. Interned with “Sesame Street” and “The Electric Company”
M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work (State of California, Title IV-E award winner), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Completed a four-year certification program in Relational Somatic Psychotherapy with the Southern California Institute of Bioenergetic Analysis
Licenses
Michael D. Kimmel, LCSW has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since September 26, 2006, and his NPI number is 1508967985.
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To schedule an appointment with Mr. Michael D. Kimmel, please call (619) 955-3311.
