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TESTIMONIALS
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“I LOVE SESSIONS WITH KIMBERLY! SHE CREATES SUCH A WARM CONTAINER TO HOLD YOU THAT YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM JUST RELAXES EASILY. I’VE WORKED WITH KIMBERLY FOR A YEAR AND A HALF TO SHIFT SUBCONSCIOUS BLOCKS THAT HAD KEPT ME FEELING LIKE I WAS IN A HOLDING PATTERN. I ALWAYS WALK AWAY FROM SESSIONS FEELING ENCOURAGED, HELD AND MORE LIKE MY TRUE SELF.”
Sam
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“WORKING WITH KIMBERLY HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. SHE IS A GREAT LISTENER AND BASED HER WORK ON MY UNIQUE NEEDS AND DESIRES. HER KNOWLEDGE OF MULTIPLE MODALITIES ALLOWED ME TO MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS DURING A TIME OF STRUGGLE.”
-Scott
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“AS A PRACTITIONER KIMBERLY HAS THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF TALENT AND INTUITION THAT SERVES HER CLIENTS UNIQUE NEEDS WITH AMAZING RESULTS.”
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“KIMBERLY HAS HELPED ME THROUGH A LOT OF OBSTACLES WITH LOVING SOLUTIONS"
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“I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING AND WORKING WITH KIM FOR YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN ALONG SIDE HER THROUGHOUT HER JOURNEY AND HER GROWTH. FIRST AND FOREMOST, SHE IS THE BEST TREASURE IN SAN DIEGO TO KNOW; HER EXUBERANCE IS EMITTED THROUGHOUT HER PERSONALITY AND INTO HER PRACTICE. SHE IS SO FUN AND VIVACIOUS, BUT UTTERLY CARING AND LOVING; SHE MAKES YOU FEEL SO HEALED JUST BEING AROUND HER. BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF HER TRAVEL AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND HISTORY, SHE IS ABLE TO BE WELL ROUNDED AND CONSIDERATE WHEN IT COMES TO HER PRACTICE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE AROUND ANYONE ELSE IF I COULD HELP IT, SHE'S LIKE MARY POPPINS--PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.”
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“I thought grief was only allowed in situations of death, not a breakup. After completing the program, I can say hands-down, enrolling in Grief Recovery with Kimberly was one of the best things I could have done for myself. Kimberly created a very safe and sacred space that allowed me to dig into unbeknownst to me at the time, unresolved grief.”
-Jessica
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The work I do with Kimberly has had dramatic impact on my life. The positive changes continue to materialize in my daily activities. Her energy healing addresses stress, anxiety, trauma, balance and more. She helps me see a better way forward, a path I walk now with a bounce in my step and a new sense of myself and my personal power.
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Kimberly (the owner/founder) truly has the gift of healing. Her knowledge and expertise of the different holistic modalities combined with her passion are bar none. Kimberly is committed to guiding you to healing. She has dramatically helped me to overcome and move past things that have hindered me. In addition to guiding me through certain life events, she incorporated educational components into her therapies which I believe aided in the progress and effectiveness of the therapies.
JR
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Kim is simply amazing. She has been my guide and point of support throughout so many difficulties in my life and I am so grateful that she exists. It is so difficult to find a therapeutic provider that you can connect with so deeply. My admiration and gratitude for her cannot be fully expressed through words. She is incredible and I cannot recommend her therapies highly enough.
Valentina
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I saw Kimberly for the pet loss grief therapy program. If you are dealing with a loss, I highly recommend seeing her and working through the program. It was a very emotional experience and I’m glad she was there to help validate and navigate my feelings. It’s been 3 months since my dog’s passing and I miss her every day and still cry for her at times, but I don’t feel the gut wrenching pain I had before I started the program.
Sydney
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Kimberly is an amazing person to work with. She helped me redefine and restructure how I began to deal with the passing of a family member. I came out of it with such a different perspective, and I truly encourage anyone and everyone who has dealt with grief to give it a shot. She is an outstanding person. Couldn't recommend it more.
Charlie
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The Grief Counseling and Recovery Program was wonderful. I completed it about nine months after my dad passed away from a long-fought battle with cancer. I appreciated the text that came alongside the program, as it gave me a place to read about the experiences I was feeling and gave me an action-oriented way to process my grief. The exercises and final letter were a powerful way to work through my emotions and remember my dad. Also, Kimberly was amazing. She always actively listened, helped me process, and shared her own story along the way, all of which was so helpful.
Elizabeth
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I wasn’t thinking of going to get therapy, help, or counseling. But some circumstances (dog passed away) in my life happened and I felt I couldn’t go through it alone. I researched and had some referrals to places. I decided to call Kimberly and she got back to me very quickly. And I was able to make an appointment. I had a little skepticism about it but I was open minded because I wanted help. The energy, vibe and the aura from her felt right. She expressed to me about all of her training, schooling, accomplishments and personal experiences which were all nice to hear and impressive but the feeling and emotional impact that she can connect with me is by far for me so much more meaningful than anything else. Now I can’t wait to go back. Kimberly is a real human with a sincere heart. I don’t ever feel judged. Kimberly is just amazing. I can’t express it enough. Thank you so much Kim.
Julio
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Kimberly is an amazing woman and practitioner. She takes her life experiences and her trainings to provide a compassionate and intuitive experience designed specifically for you. If you are grieving a loss or wanting to heal reoccurring issues Kimberly will help guide you through to help you heal yourself. She is supportive and a genuine healer. If you found her page you are meant to work with her. Schedule an appointment now. I promise you will not regret it.
Chris B
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Kimberly is an incredible hypnotherapist, Reiki master, and breathwork coach. Each session was deeply transformative, especially the inner child work. Through this process, I was able to access and reprogram my subconscious mind—something that I struggled with in traditional talk therapy. It truly accelerated my journey of healing and self-discovery. Item
Joanna
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I booked a breathwork session with Kimberly at The Guides, and what I appreciated most was having a private space to fully process everything that came up. Unlike most breathwork experiences in San Diego, which are often in group settings, I preferred the one-on-one approach. It allowed me to focus solely on my own journey without sharing the space with others. The personalized nature of the session made it deeply curated to my specific goals and what I was moving through at that moment, creating a truly transformative experience! I also enjoyed the sound bath that she ends each breathwork session with too.
Magda
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We frequently speak with families who express that the loss of their pet is akin to losing a parent, or even worse. We support grief support programs like The Guides because we know the importance of allowing families the space to honor their pets and experience a healing process.
Dr. Elizabeth Benson, hospice veterinarian and founder of Paws into Grace
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Kim is the absolute best, she was made for this type of work and to help heal others. I found Kim when I very unexpectedly lost both my dogs in less than a year. I was overcome with grief and it was hard to find someone who took on (and understood) pet loss clients. I felt heard and understood the moment I met Kim. She helped me survive a very hard time in my life and for that I am so thankful. Through her I’ve also realized other events in my life that are considered grief (relo, work transitions) and how to proceed so I can give myself the grace needed to be with those feelings. I also worked with Kim on hypno for childhood work and shadow work. We also did breathe work, which helped heal a multiple year long breathing issue I had where anxiety would bring on this air hunger sensation. I can’t recommend Kim enough for her grief work, and additional modalities
Casey
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Deeply transformative and incredibly supportive. I recently experienced a cord-cutting ceremony with Kimberly Blair at The Guides Holistic Therapies, and it was one of the most meaningful healing sessions I’ve ever had. Kimberly holds space with such compassion, clarity, and intention—it was clear from the start that I was in caring and capable hands. Leading up to the session, Kimberly took the time to answer all my questions and offer thoughtful guidance to help me prepare. Her recommendations (from energy care to affirmations) helped me enter the experience grounded, open, and ready to release what no longer served me. During the session, her intuitive blend of hypnotherapy, energy work, and sound healing helped me let go of deeply rooted emotional weight tied to past workplace trauma. I left feeling lighter, more aligned, and supported on a spiritual level. Kimberly is a gifted healer and teacher. She goes above and beyond—not just in the session itself, but in following up with tools, prayers, and resources that continue to support growth well after you leave the space. If you’re feeling stuck or ready to step into a new chapter, I can’t recommend Kimberly enough. This is truly sacred, transformational work.
Yvette
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I found Kimberly Blair’s name on the Paws into Grace website. My 18 year old cat had just passed away, and I knew that I needed help dealing with this heartbreaking event. I knew nothing about grieving or how to make myself feel better. It has been about 2 months since my kitty passed away, and I have come out of the grief and sadness, thanks to Kimberly. We clicked right away, and I felt supported. Kimberly is empathetic and kind. She is a guide and a friend traveling with you on your journey to feeling better. I know that Kimberly can help you, no matter what issues you may be struggling with. Thank you for all your help and guidance, Kimberly, you are a bright ray of sunshine in the world.
Athena
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I completed the Grief Recovery for Pet Loss program with Kimberly after my beloved dog of 15 years passed away suddenly. I can't recommend her and this program enough. Her support and the program itself got me through an extremely rough time. She was objective, supportive, kind and so incredibly helpful in my healing journey. I would highly recommend this program to anyone dealing with the loss of a pet.
Kelley
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If you are looking for a phenomenal Breathwork, Reiki, or sound therapy experience, look no further. Kim is at the top of her game! I have been seeing her for several years and she is incredible. Every time I see her for a session, she is thoughtful, caring, professional, detailed, and an overall lovely person to be with. I highly recommend Guided holistic therapies for any of her wellness modalities.
Jennifer
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I went through Kim‘s grief recovery program for the loss of my mom, and it helped me in so many ways. I lost her when I was pregnant, and was struggling to come to terms with some things that the program really helped me work through. It wasn’t my first big loss in life, Even though I was the closest with my mom, my recovery from her loss has been easier in some ways than the loss of my dad and I truly think it is because of this program. I highly recommend for anybody experiencing loss. The tools you learn, you can use for a lifetime.
Marissa
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My goodness - words cannot describe how magical, special, and healing our meditation and sound bath was with Kimberly. She set the space up beautifully, helped us feel so relaxed, and we walked away feeling so refreshed and inspired. It was both incredibly cathartic and so powerful. Kimberly is such an expert in so many modalities and creates experiences that impact you in the best of ways long after they’re done. I can’t recommend her enough and am so grateful every time I work with her.
Michaela
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I attended a meditation session with Kimberly that included a sound bath experience and it was one of the most relaxing things I've ever done! She is so talented!! She really helped me relax my mind and body :)
Maria
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Kimberly came into my life during a time that I was hurting, grieving the new loss of my sweet beloved 16-year-old Tucker and navigating my own health struggles. I found Kimberly through Paws into Grace on the morning we were saying goodbye to Tucker. I texted her in what felt like an urgent plea to take away my pain. She immediately responded with not only a text, but also a compassionate phone call providing me with a sense of peace that we were making the right decision, some things to think about in our final hours together and introduced me to the idea of emotional completion. Over the course of the next 8 weeks (6 total sessions), Kimberly showed up not only to hold a safe space for me to process the grief of losing my first baby, but also for everything I was carrying in my own health journey. I felt seen in a way that really allowed for me to heal in multiple facets and soften the edges of my grief. I was holding so many thoughts of what I could have done “different, better or more” in those final days and hours. Through deep reflection and support from Kimberly, I can now look at photos of Tucker and feel love and gratitude instead of that sharp, overwhelming sadness. I can hold the 16 beautiful years we had with so much more peace. Even weeks after our last grief session, Kimberly continued to show up for me. She held space in a coaching session when fear around my health resurfaced, and it helped me reconnect with myself in a gentler way. Before working with Kimberly, my relationship with grief was to push it away, to ignore, distract, or numb so I didn’t have to feel it. Now I understand that even though facing grief is hard, going through it is the only real path to healing. You can’t go around it. You have to move through it. Thank you, Kimberly, from the bottom of my heart, for being a guide and a light in some of my darkest moments. <3
Shannon
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For anyone carrying a heavy heart and wondering if there is support to assist you through the emotional rollercoaster of losing a beloved pet or soul animal, there is! I’m incredibly grateful for the compassionate pet loss counseling I received from Kim, owner of The Guides Holistic Therapies. Before my soul dog passed, she had been misdiagnosed with IVDD and we were advised to put her on strict crate rest. Several weeks later we finally got her in for an MRI scan (still believing it was a compressed disc that could be resolved with surgery). We were absolutely blindsided when we were given the most heart-shattering and unbelievable news that our baby girl had a large brain tumor. The next day she passed away and I knew I needed support. I did an internet search for “pet grief support” and Kim’s website (The Guides Holistic Therapies) came up. When I saw she offered a Pet Loss Therapy Program my brain was like wait, am I reading this correctly? There’s a grief program that specifically addresses pet loss? In that moment I had an instant glimmer of hope. I’m so glad I booked a call with her to learn more about the various healing services she offers. I chose the Pet Loss Therapy program (structured to be completed in 6 sessions). The process requires honest reflection, and as raw as it feels, Kim’s approach meets you where you’re at and gently guides you towards peace and acceptance for what you’re experiencing. I never felt pressured, judged or rushed. Instead, I was validated and encouraged. Each visit felt personalized and I always left her office feeling grounded and hopeful. If you’re struggling after losing a beloved animal companion, whether it was recent or many years ago, first allow me to express my deepest condolences and heartfelt wishes for your healing. Second, I really do recommend giving Kim's pet loss counseling a try. Her personal insight and genuine empathy are truly supportive in recognizing the uniqueness of each person's grief and healing journey.
Sonja
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I can't recommend my experience working with Kimberly enough. She guided me through some much needed pet loss counseling when I lost my cat unexpectedly. My grief was overwhelming and I didn't know how to process the guilt I felt and the hurt I knew I'd continue to experience. When I reached out to her she responded quickly and was extremely accommodating to meeting how and when it best suited my needs. While working with her, she made me feel validated for my struggle, provided a safe environment to express everything I felt without judgement, and shared some of her own experiences which made me feel like we were working through the process together. The pet loss program is a 6 week course that can feel emotionally challenging at times, but gives us actionable steps to process our grief, and rewards us by allowing us to reflect on our entire relationship with our pets, not just the painful ending. There are multiple goals through this process but I feel the most important is reaching the emotional completeness which gives us the ability to move forward with peace. I'm forever grateful to Kimberly, who was a compassionate and supportive coach, for guiding me through such a difficult time in my life. Please reach out to her if you are struggling with a recent (or past) loss of a pet and you are looking for peace!
Kendra
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I found Kimberly’s practice after unexpectedly losing our sweet cat Muffin. I don’t think my husband and I would have made it through and come out the other side with open hearts again without her help. We each did her pet grief therapy program individually. It helped us process so much - including a lot we didn’t know was hidden beneath the “surface” feelings. It brought us closer together as a couple as well. She gave me tools and resources I can use for the rest of my life. I’m a big fan of therapy and have been to many therapists - Kimberly by far is one of the best I have been to and her style and obvious compassion and empathy make her stand out. While I don’t wish grief on anyone, if you are experiencing it, please go see her to help you process and feel whole again.
Kristine
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With care, Kimberly Blair
Founder of The Guides
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