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Online therapist

Kimberly Herring

Compassionate care with practical tools

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kimberly

Kimberly Herring is a Florida-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 20 years of practical experience. She has worked in outpatient and inpatient settings and spent significant time in nonprofit mental health, including roles in rape crisis and trauma recovery. She meets people where they are and focuses on clear, doable steps rather than jargon-heavy theory.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens first, then helps clients name problems and try small changes.

Background and approach

She believes most people already have strengths to build on and aims to expand those skills. Sessions mix practical strategies with emotional support depending on the need. Kimberly often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and client-centered approaches.

CBT is used to adjust thinking and behavior patterns, DBT helps with emotional regulation and coping skills, and client-centered work prioritizes the client’s own goals and pace. She tailors these methods to fit each person’s situation. Much of her earlier work involved trauma and crisis response, and she has long experience supporting survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

She also addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting, addiction concerns, and related challenges. Her practice emphasizes practical tools alongside steady listening. She works collaboratively on goals and helps people develop skills they can use outside sessions.

Kimberly aims to empower clients to feel more like themselves and handle life’s ups and downs with clearer tools and confidence.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered work focuses on the individual's goals and timing. It means the therapist listens closely and supports the client’s own pace, offering guidance when asked. This approach helps when someone needs understanding and space to make choices.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping during crises.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies together and adjusting them over time rather than locking into one model from the start.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to keep up work between meetings. Many people find that having multiple ways to connect helps maintain momentum and practice new skills more consistently.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Kimberly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, career questions, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include codependency, domestic violence, family problems, sexual assault and abuse, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a direct but compassionate approach that combines listening with practical tools. Sessions tend to focus on concrete steps and building skills alongside emotional support.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 20 years of clinical experience, including work in nonprofit settings and roles in trauma recovery and crisis services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC MH18712, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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