Kimberly Merolla-Brito, LICSW
Practical, compassionate therapy for parents and adults
Book with Kimberly- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Kimberly
Kimberly Merolla-Brito is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Rhode Island who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, and other life changes. She draws on 15 years of clinical experience and offers a straightforward, compassionate approach that aims to make therapy feel manageable for busy parents. Her style is warm and interactive.
Sessions focus on listening, setting practical goals, and building skills that can be used at home.
Background and approach
She encourages people to take the lead in their work while offering guidance that feels respectful and direct. Kimberly uses methods from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people understand and shift patterns that cause pain. She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support decision making, coping, and emotional regulation.
The emphasis is on clear steps and small changes that add up over time. She has worked in a range of settings across Rhode Island during her 15-year career. That experience informs a flexible approach to scheduling and communication.
Kimberly aims to make sessions practical, with attention to what will fit into a parent's life and routines. People choose her for help with parenting stress, sleep or eating concerns, relationship tensions, anger, ADHD-related struggles, and coping after loss or trauma.
She helps parents and individuals set realistic goals, practice new skills, and track progress in a way that respects their time and priorities.
What Kimberly works with
Everything Kimberly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kimberly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. In practice this means the therapist follows your concerns, reflects what matters most, and helps you set personal goals that feel realistic for family life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online sessions can introduce simple exercises, think-throughs, and small behavior changes that can be practiced between meetings to improve sleep, mood, or parenting routines.
Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-soothing skills. These techniques can help when anxiety, anger, or stress make it hard to respond calmly during parenting moments or at work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily life. That may mean combining approaches or shifting strategies as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or commute. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between appointments. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while balancing parenting and work.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, addiction, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and practical. She listens closely, helps set clear goals, and uses hands-on techniques to change unhelpful patterns.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working in various settings across Rhode Island, which shapes a flexible and pragmatic approach to care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Rhode Island LICSW, and practices from Rhode Island.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and the subscription-based model used; the subscription can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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