Therapist profile
Kimberley Sterling, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and Relationship concerns
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- Trauma-focused care
- Cognitive approaches
- Messaging and live sessions
About Kimberley
Kimberley Sterling is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and career challenges.
She focuses on trauma counseling and on helping people manage anxiety and mood struggles. Kimberley uses practical therapy techniques that aim to change unhelpful thinking and reduce emotional distress. She also addresses attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and the effects of family of origin patterns.
Kimberley combines cognitive approaches with trauma-focused methods. In sessions she helps people identify negative thought patterns and practice different ways of responding. She also uses trauma work to help process difficult memories and reduce their ongoing impact.
Her style is steady and collaborative. She talks with clients about goals and works alongside them to try different strategies. She offers both messaging-based support and live appointments, and she notes she checks messages regularly and aims to respond as soon as possible.
Practical concerns she addresses include panic attacks, phobias, post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, sexual assault and abuse, self-harm, veteran and first responder issues, and the stresses that come with divorce or separation. Kimberley also helps people who identify as LGBT navigate relationship and identity-related stressors.
If someone wants to start, they are asked to use the site button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Kimberley uses CBT, EMDR and solution-focused work online
Kimberley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that keep stress and anxiety active. CBT sessions usually involve identifying specific thoughts, testing them, and practicing alternative responses that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as a trauma-focused method to help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. EMDR work typically moves at the client's pace and combines memory processing with guided bilateral stimulation techniques.
Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her toolbox for clients who want brief, goal-oriented work. That approach concentrates on small, practical steps and what already works in a person’s life to build forward momentum.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberley reviews a client's history, current challenges, and goals and then discusses which methods might help. She adjusts plans over time based on what works and what the client prefers.
Session formats mentioned in her profile include messaging support and live appointments. Confirm the current session options before booking so they fit with your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling around work, childcare, or other daily responsibilities, and messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or sharing tools between live meetings.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or relationship concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship conflict, communication problems, divorce and separation, and family of origin issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and steady, focusing on practical techniques and working alongside clients to set goals and try strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a counselor working with trauma, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship issues.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The profile indicates both messaging-based support and live appointments; confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and starting work?
Session costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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