Therapist profile
Kimberly Kerr, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Parenting
Continue with KimberlyAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
About Kimberly
Kimberly Kerr is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California with 11 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting questions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, self-love, and women's issues.
Kimberly centers sessions on what people already know about their lives. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with time spent talking through what feels difficult now and trying new ways of responding.
Her style draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means she listens first, then offers tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Many people find this mix helpful for anxiety, low confidence, or recurring relationship patterns.
She pays attention to the everyday stresses of parenting and household life. Conversations can cover setting boundaries, improving communication, navigating blended family roles, or coping with separation and divorce. She also supports people who want clearer life purpose or stronger self-regard.
Sessions are designed to be steady and practical. Kimberly helps people set short-term goals and review progress. To start, a short questionnaire and a scheduled first session are used to match preferences and needs.
How sessions work
How Kimberly uses client-centered and CBT approaches online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's perspective. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's priorities. This helps when someone needs space to sort out feelings about parenting, relationships, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going. It uses short, practical exercises and thought-restructuring to reduce anxiety, boost confidence, and change patterns that cause conflict at home.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will discuss goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. The plan evolves from session to session rather than being fixed at the start.
Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy household schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also use structured CBT exercises and in-session problem solving that translate well to remote conversations, helping to work on communication or parenting strategies between meetings.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Nevada, California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kimberly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like blended family issues and divorce.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and practical, using listening first and then offering cognitive behavioral techniques to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and parenting concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and works from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.