Today we’d like to introduce you to Kimberly Hoggatt.
Hi Kimberly, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I am a nerdy, creative, and fiesty Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and the Owner of Divergence Counseling, LLC. I’m a Native Texan, military brat, and a high-achieving, highly sensitive person. I have a law degree from UT Austin but realized halfway through law school that a legal career was not for me. During a small claims case mediation, I realized I was way more interested in the underlying motivations and feelings that were driving folx. So, I went back to grad school at UTSA.
While working full-time in higher education administration and career development at UIW, TLU, and UTSA for ten years, I realized I really wanted to be my own boss. It took several years working in a group practice in the evenings to save up and establish a client base, but I was finally able to launch my own practice a few years ago. My physical office is in San Antonio, and I offer virtual counseling throughout Texas.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
As a counselor and a woman, I received very little education about how to create, run, and grow a business. Marketing and financial literacy have been a real challenge as well. With the help of fellow counselors, badass businesswomen, and my wonderful spouse Steven, I have worked through self-doubt and imposter syndrome and now consider myself a recovering perfectionist.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
I take a person-centered and existential approach to counseling – aspiring to help clients find and create meaning, identity, and direction in their lives and relationships. Divergence Counseling provides fully affirming, LGBTQ+ inclusive counseling for teens, adults, and couples. I love working with teens and young adults as well as those identifying as high functioning 2E (twice exceptional: gifted and talented + some kind of neurodiversity such as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD).
I also enjoy counseling and educating fellow helping professionals and offering community presentations and continuing education sessions. I have experience presenting to medical professionals, educators, and mental health providers in a variety of settings. Topics include but are not limited to: team building, True Colors, Myers-Briggs, Strong Interest Inventory, and Enneagram assessments, niche development, client care, counselor burnout, and LGBTQ+ affirming care and advocacy.
My physical office is in San Antonio, and I offer virtual counseling throughout Texas.
Any big plans?
I am now a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, providing supervision virtually throughout the state of Texas. I am currently accepting LPC-Associates for supervision. This Fall, I am looking forward to getting my three current supervisees up and running. I am also in the early stages of writing a book for other counselors like me to embrace and thrive in their divergent ways of thinking and being.
Pricing:
- Initial Phone Consultation – Free
- Intake Session – $200
- Hourly Session – $150
Contact Info:
- Email: kim@divergencecounseling.com
- Website: divergencecounseling.com
- Instagram: @divergencecounseling
