About Kimberly
Kimberly Garrett is a licensed clinical social worker in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports people facing major life changes and the everyday challenges that come with them. Kimberly writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person's goals and strengths.
She believes the client is the expert in their own story and looks for what already works. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Kimberly pays attention to culture and background as part of how problems and solutions are understood. Her approach mixes short-term problem solving with a steady emphasis on personal strengths. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to help change unhelpful patterns.
Motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies help people find momentum and make concrete choices. Kimberly has 14 years of experience in social work. She draws on that history to offer clear, compassionate guidance rather than jargon.
People who come for help often leave with new ways to handle anxiety, communicate more clearly, and make decisions that fit their values. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Kimberly holds a New York LCSW credential, NY LCSW 080390, and aims to collaborate on a plan that fits each person's life and needs.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on hearing each person's perspective and building on their strengths. It prioritizes listening and letting the client's goals shape the work, which can help with low self-esteem, decision making, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try small behavioral changes, and reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms through practical exercises.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can be useful for managing stress, rumination, and emotional overwhelm.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative approach helps shape goals and the types of exercises used between sessions.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people connect face to face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between scheduled sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English