Kimarie Knowles (she / her / hers)

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Contact Info

kimarie@illuminecounseling.com
Website

Licenses

  • Clinical Social Work/Therapist
    New York

  • Clinical Social Work/Therapist
    New Jersey

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. I have worked in the field of psycho-oncology and mental health for over 17 years and have extensive clinical understanding of the needs of patients and caregivers throughout the disease continuum, from initial diagnosis, through treatment, to end of life, survivorship, recurrence, chronic illness, bereavement and life transitions.

I completed advanced training programs in cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, complicated grief therapy, and meaning-centered psychotherapy. I have published academic papers and presented on topics such as coping with chronic cancer, survivor guilt, fear of cancer recurrence, dating after treatment, and grief, loss and bereavement.

In addition to my therapy practice, I am an adjunct professor at New York University Silver School of Social Work.


Specialties

  • Anxiety and Panic Disorders
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions

Treatment Orientation

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational

Age Groups

  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)
  • Young Adults (20's & 30's)