She/Her/Hers

Kia Blum

Licensed Social Worker

  • Online & In-Person
  • Location: Denver & Lakewood, CO
  • Education: University of Denver, Master of Social Work, MSW

I may not always have immediate availability. If I’m booked, our intake coordinators will respond by the next business day with some alternative therapists specialized to your needs. 

Top Specialties

Who I Work With

My Approach to Therapy​

With over a decade of experience in advocacy, sexual health, and systemic change, I bring a unique perspective to my work as a therapist. My background in navigating systems informs my approach, offering a welcoming and collaborative environment where clients feel heard, affirmed, and empowered. I specialize in reproductive decision-making and bodily autonomy for people with uteruses. I support adults in all aspects of sex work, whether empowering or challenging, and those exploring kink identities. I also provide LGBTQIA+-affirming care, embracing diverse gender and sexual expression, relationships, spirituality, trauma, and more.

My therapeutic style is relational, affirming, and rooted in harm reduction. I draw from culturally responsive, client-centered, strengths-based, narrative, and somatic approaches, as well as CBT, ACT, DBT, and existential therapy to support each client’s unique needs. Additionally, I bring a nature-based lens to my work.

I believe that individuals are the experts in their own lives, and I am here to support and empower their journeys. As a clinician, I aim to incorporate this insight and experience to meet the needs of my clients, acknowledging that we do not exist in isolation. If you resonate with this approach, I welcome you to connect with me.

Before becoming a therapist, Kia worked as a sexuality educator and completed the Sexual Health Certificate Program through the University of Michigan School of Social Work in April 2022. She is currently continuing her training to become an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist.

A little more about me…

Outside of work, you can often find me volunteering with mutual aid and harm reduction groups around the city. To unwind, I enjoy practicing yoga, seeing live music, and spending time with my Chihuahua mix, Clementine!

Other Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Body Image Concerns
  • Career Issues (Including burnout)
  • Depression
  • LGBTQIA2S+
  • OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
  • Open Relationships / Non-Monogamy / Polyamory
  • Relationships (Family)
  • Relationships (Romantic)
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Sex Positive / Kink Allied
  • Stress
  • Trauma and/or PTSD

Approaches

  • ACT
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Gottman
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Trauma-Informed

Accepted Insurances

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Colorado Access
  • Colorado Medicaid
  • Health First Colorado
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • MINES and Associates
  • United
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)

A note about my specialties…

While this list will help you better understand my therapeutic approach, I work with a number of specialties and techniques not shown here! If your personal challenges aren’t on this list, feel free to contact us anyway to see if I’m a good fit for you. Our expert scheduling team will let you if one of my colleagues is better suited for your treatment.