Kimberly Smith, LPC - Therapist in Alabama

About Kimberly

Kimberly Smith is a licensed professional counselor who works to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and more. Kimberly aims to make the first steps feel manageable and to help clients move forward toward clearer choices and renewed hope.

She draws on sixteen years of clinical experience in mental health, rehabilitation counseling, and substance abuse settings.

Background and approach

That background includes work with mood disorders, bipolar conditions, trauma and abuse, and complex grief. Kimberly also brings practical skills for coping with panic, chronic illness, shame, isolation, and problems like codependency or communication breakdowns. In sessions she uses evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based ideas, dialectical skills, and a client-centered stance.

Conversations are tailored to each person so tools and goals fit daily life. Kimberly focuses on building skills you can use between sessions as well as routines that ease stress and improve relationships. Her approach is respectful and straightforward.

She listens first, then helps design a plan that reflects each person’s values and aims. Kimberly describes her work as helping people move forward toward hope, purpose, and a more livable everyday life. Kimberly is licensed as an LPC in Alabama and offers services in English.

She accepts international clients and combines her experience with a practical, strengths-based focus to support people through change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and learn small, practical steps to act on those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying out different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationships shape current patterns, helping people notice and adjust the ways they relate to others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will work with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds. The plan is meant to be practical and centered on what is useful in everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and practice skills between sessions. Working remotely still allows a licensed professional to guide skill-building, offer feedback, and track progress over time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

Kimberly works with many difficulties including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting challenges, depression, grief, trauma and mood disorders such as bipolar.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She favors a straightforward, supportive style that listens first and then teaches practical skills. Sessions mix problem-solving, skill practice, and conversations about values and goals.

How long has she practiced?

Kimberly has sixteen years of professional experience across mental health, rehabilitation counseling, and substance abuse settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) with license number AL LPC 4056 and is based in Alabama.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: Alabama
Languages: English

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