Kimberly Tawney, MD, LCSW-C - Therapist in Maryland

About Kimberly

Kimberly Tawney is an MD and a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland. She combines medical training with social work skills to help people who are dealing with depression, grief, anxiety, stress, and mood concerns. Her style is straightforward and supportive, focused on practical steps a person can use day to day.

She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help clients notice thoughts and change unhelpful patterns.

Background and approach

She also uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s priorities and motivational interviewing when someone is weighing change. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to what a person is ready for. Kimberly has three years of documented experience as a therapist.

She works with a range of concerns, including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, anger, and self-esteem. Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness. People meet Kimberly to talk through practical coping strategies, to make sense of painful feelings, and to build small steps toward change.

She explains interventions plainly and helps clients practice them between sessions. Her approach balances listening with concrete tools. Sessions are offered in English and are based in Maryland.

Her credentials are MD and LCSW-C, license number LCSW-C 29717. For someone seeking clear, steady support for mood and life stressors, her practice emphasizes attention to immediate needs and workable steps forward.

How Kimberly’s approaches fit into online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person's lead and creating space to talk about what matters most. It helps when someone needs a calm listener who reflects concerns back and helps prioritize goals.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and then teaches practical skills to change those patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone wants step-by-step strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide whether to use more CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, or a client-centered pace, and that plan can shift as needs change.

Online sessions let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face connection; phone sessions remove travel time; live chat and text messaging offer shorter, flexible check-ins. These options make it easier to practice skills between sessions and to keep therapy consistent over time.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly address?

She works with depression, bipolar symptoms, grief, anxiety, stress, addictions, and mood disorders along with related problems such as anger and low self-esteem.

What is her general approach in sessions?

Sessions blend client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Motivational interviewing is used when clients are considering change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of documented experience as a therapist.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds an MD and is an LCSW-C, with license number LCSW-C 29717, and she practices in Maryland.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are costs handled for therapy?

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

What steps are involved to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Grief
Bipolar disorder
Depression

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Licensed: Maryland
Languages: English

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