About Kimberly
Kimberly Ramsay helps people navigate anxieties, depression, addictions, relationship troubles, and the stresses of caregiving and parenting. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois who focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is direct and warm, and she aims to make sessions feel understandable and manageable.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which means she helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to see what works.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear goals, simple exercises, and ways to practice new skills between meetings. Kimberly emphasizes small, achievable changes rather than big, vague promises. With 17 years of experience, she draws on a range of real-world situations, from workplace and career stress to substance and process addictions.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, infidelity, and issues tied to prejudice and multicultural stressors. Her practice includes concerns many parents and caregivers face when balancing responsibilities and personal needs. Kimberly aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk honestly about fears and hopes.
She works collaboratively to set practical steps and to track progress. The approach is focused on what will help in day-to-day life. Clients meet by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, which lets people choose what fits their routines.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and she accepts international clients while working from Illinois.
How CBT and online sessions work together
Kimberly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT breaks problems into clear pieces - thoughts, feelings, and actions - so you can try small changes and see what makes a difference. This approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many kinds of addiction.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide whether CBT or another focus will fit best. The plan is collaborative and can shift as progress is made or needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for most standard sessions and lets you use visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is low or when you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English