Kimberly Baptiste, LMFT - Therapist in Florida

About Kimberly

Kimberly Baptiste is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses practical, skills-based methods to help people manage stress and relationship strain. She relies on clear tools and steady support to guide clients through worry, low mood, grief, and difficult interactions. Her tone in sessions is direct and compassionate, aimed at small changes that add up over time.

She brings 13 years of experience working with a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, intimacy challenges, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Kimberly often addresses adoption and foster care topics, infidelity and jealousy, and the questions that come up for young adults. She pairs life-focused problem solving with emotional understanding to help people feel less stuck. Kimberly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to build coping skills and set practical goals.

She also draws from Imago Relationship Therapy and Motivational Interviewing when relationship dynamics and motivation are central to the work. Sessions combine talking, skill practice, and simple homework when it helps. Based in Florida, Kimberly frames therapy as collaborative work.

She listens for what matters most, then chooses tools to match the situation. The goal is progress that fits daily life, not a one-size-fits-all plan. Her license is FL LMFT MT2830 and she offers services in English.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Kimberly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and helps with anxiety, depression, and day-to-day stress by teaching coping skills and small experiments.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to narrow in on what the client wants to change and to build quick, actionable steps toward that goal. This approach works well when someone needs concrete progress and clear next steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Over a few sessions the plan can be adjusted so the work feels useful and manageable.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and to keep continuity when schedules shift. Therapists adapt exercises and notes to each format so the work remains practical and focused.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, infidelity, jealousy, and young adult issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style blends practical skill-building with emotional understanding. Sessions focus on clear tools, goal setting, and short homework to create real changes between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience working with people facing relationship strain, trauma recovery, and life transitions. That background shapes a straightforward, solution-focused approach.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, credential FL LMFT MT2830, and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates depend on those factors.

How do I begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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