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Online therapist

Kimberly Vance

Compassionate, practical support for life transitions

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kimberly

Kimberly Vance is a licensed clinical social worker with four years of experience in Texas. She joins people during stressful times and helps them sort through hard moments. Kimberly meets individuals who are managing anxiety, depression, parenting stress, addiction concerns, and relationship strain.

She also supports people facing major life changes like separation, fertility challenges, or career transitions. Her approach is straightforward and human. She builds trust by listening first and tailoring practical steps next.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings - managing strong emotions, spotting unhelpful thoughts, and improving communication. Kimberly draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge negative thinking and dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills.

Motivational interviewing helps when change feels hard or motivation is low. People often come with parenting pressures, blended family issues, or struggles around attachment and intimacy. Kimberly works with concerns related to mood and personality, postpartum depression, self-harm, infidelity, and sex addiction, among others.

She also addresses matters connected to veteran and armed forces experiences. Sessions are available through video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. Kimberly aims to make therapy practical and relevant so people can try new ways of coping and notice progress over time.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s own goals. The therapist creates space for people to talk through priorities and decide what matters most to work on. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions and teaches simple exercises to reframe unhelpful thinking and build new habits.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying skills-based CBT techniques one week and emotion regulation or mindfulness skills the next.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. These formats let people connect from home, fit sessions around work or parenting schedules, and follow up with text or chat between meetings. The variety of options supports continuity of care and makes it easier to practice skills in real time when challenges come up.

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 kinds of concerns does Kimberly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, addictions, and coping with life changes, among other issues.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical, focusing on listening first and teaching tools like emotion regulation and thought-challenging to use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Kimberly has four years of clinical experience and works as a licensed clinical social worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Texas LCSW license with number TX LCSW 67260 and practices in Texas.
Can therapy be provided in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
4 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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