Kimberly Herring

Kimberly Herring is a Florida-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She has worked in nonprofit and community settings and has supported people facing trauma, addiction, mood concerns, and life changes. Kimberly welcomes a wide range of issues and focuses on practical, hands-on help rather than jargon. Her background includes direct work in rape crisis and trauma recovery, as well as experience in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She has provided care to people with single diagnoses and those with co-occurring conditions, and she has run individual and group sessions. Much of her career was spent at community mental health organizations serving people affected by crime and incarceration. Kimberly uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for clear, action-oriented work, and may draw on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) or client-centered methods when those fit better. She also integrates mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when useful. In session she aims to meet people where they are and to work together on realistic goals. She focuses on building strengths, teaching practical skills, and offering steady support. Some clients benefit from direct skill training, while others need someone to listen and normalize their experience. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, anger, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. Kimberly emphasizes collaboration and practical tools to help people move forward.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. It helps when someone needs acceptance, reflection, and space to make their own choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is structured and action-oriented, using clear techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it works well for anxiety, depression, and anger-related patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which is useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts get in the way.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a few tools, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. It can reduce travel time, allow scheduling around work or family obligations, and support shorter check-ins when needed. Because session options are not specified in the profile, confirm the available formats before booking so you know what to expect. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote care, focusing on practical skills, problem solving, and steady support to help people manage anger, trauma, anxiety, and life changes.