About Kimberly
Kimberly Washington is a licensed clinical social worker with over 21 years in practice. She focuses on helping people carry less pain from past hurts and navigate hard life moments. She works with issues like addiction, relationship and intimacy problems, grief, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
Kimberly draws on straightforward conversations to help people name what’s going on. She listens closely and helps clients identify beliefs and patterns that get in the way of healing.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and make daily life more manageable. Her background includes work in substance abuse treatment, transitional living programs, child services, and independent practice. That variety shaped practical skills for one-on-one and group support.
She has helped people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, infidelity, and jealousy among other concerns. Kimberly uses a mix of approaches depending on the person’s needs. She relies on client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead, cognitive-behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and narrative or psychodynamic methods to look at life stories and past patterns.
Her training includes a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work Administration from the University of Chicago and a Texas LCSW license. Kimberly offers video, phone, chat, and text sessions to fit different schedules and preferences. She encourages a collaborative process to find practical ways forward.
How online therapy and therapeutic approaches work together
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client’s lead to set goals and pace. This approach helps when someone needs understanding and emotional support before making changes.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and to build healthier responses to stress, cravings, or relationship problems. Narrative therapy invites people to tell their story and to reframe damaging chapters so they have more choice in how they move forward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging can fit quick check-ins, brief reflections, or support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to use around work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also works with
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Indiana
- Languages
- English