About Kimberly
Kimberly Rickels is a licensed clinical social worker based in Tennessee who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on everyday relationship struggles and the strain that comes with life changes. Her approach aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who may be nervous about starting therapy.
With 22 years of professional experience, Kimberly keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She creates a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on real problems and usable steps to feel better day to day. She pays close attention to communication problems and feelings of isolation and loneliness. Mood disorders and post-traumatic stress are also among the concerns she has supported over time.
Sessions explore coping strategies, ways to rebuild confidence, and tactics to ease relationship strain. Kimberly uses what works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques and tailors that to each person. She and the client set goals together and try approaches that match the client’s needs and pace.
Progress is tracked in simple, practical ways so changes are clear. People who prefer talking through issues in a steady, nonjudgmental way tend to fit her style. She reminds new clients that asking for help takes courage and treats that step as part of the healing process.
Approaches that fit online care
Kimberly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are practical and easy to use in online sessions. One common approach focuses on building coping skills - teaching concrete steps to manage anxiety, mood shifts, and daily stress. These skills work well in short teaching moments during video or phone sessions and in written reminders via messaging.She also emphasizes communication coaching - helping people rephrase difficult conversations, set boundaries, and practice new responses. This approach uses role-play and direct feedback, which translate clearly over video and phone calls. For mood disorders and trauma-related symptoms, she applies structured methods that break problems into small, manageable parts and track progress week to week.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that suit their pace, and adjust plans together based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text let clients check in between sessions and fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep momentum and access support from wherever the client is located in Tennessee.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English