Dr. Kim DiRé, LPC, MEd, SEP, DBH, has dedicated her career to helping people better understand themselves, heal from trauma, and create greater balance in their lives. Her integrated approach brings together decades of experience in education, counseling, teaching, writing, and trauma-informed care, with specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), hypnotherapy, and Somatic Experiencing®.

With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, a Doctorate of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University, and advanced training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Dr. Kim brings both clinical expertise and a deeply human perspective to her work. Her experience includes supporting individuals navigating trauma, relationships, communication, eating concerns, post-traumatic stress, and emotional and behavioral change.

That experience became part of the foundation for Somalistic. Dr. Kim created the 30-day program to translate her understanding of trauma, the body, and nervous system regulation into gentle, practical tools people can incorporate into everyday life—supporting greater balance, resilience, and well-being.

Her philosophy is simple: healing doesn’t have to mean forcing yourself to change. Sometimes, it begins by learning how to reconnect with yourself.