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​ Kimberlee “Kim “Parmer LPC, LCDC was born in Portland, Maine in 1957. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Illinois State University in 1979. She worked as the Social Services Director of a nursing home and in the psychiatric hospital field. She became a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in 1988  where she then practiced at a non-profit counseling center in Northwest Houston.  She worked  specifically with the family members of the addicted loved ones educating and counseling them on the ​disease process, boundary setting, grieving and coping skills. In this setting she also worked with homeless women and children and delivered a pre-trial intervention program with first offenders with the local District Attorney. 

In 2012, she started her graduate program at Prairie View A&M University and earned a Master of Science degree in Human Science. She is now a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and most recently obtained a Somatic Experiencing Professional certificate. Since 2015 she has been working with survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence at a non-profit center in Hempstead, Texas serving five counties. 

Kim is married with three grown children and three grandchildren and lives in Brenham, Texas where she also has a private practice. 

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