- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kimberly
Kimberly Nixon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, and parenting challenges. She focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. Her approach is warm and strengths-based, with an emphasis on clear goals and steady progress.
Kim uses simple tools to help people feel more in control. Sessions work toward realistic plans and coping strategies. She encourages noticing small successes and building routines that support long-term change.
Background and approach
Clients can expect a calm, accepting space to say what’s on their mind. Kimberly listens first and then helps name patterns and choices. She balances insight with hands-on techniques so conversations translate into measurable change.
Her work addresses a wide range of concerns beyond parenting, including addiction, sleep and eating problems, bipolar and ADHD symptoms, compassion fatigue, and relationship or intimacy issues. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns, and isolation. Kim draws on several approaches such as client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas.
She adapts methods to each person’s needs and pace. Her goal is to help people leave sessions with practical steps they can try between meetings.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following your goals. The therapist creates a respectful environment and helps you identify strengths and values to build on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will talk with you about your goals and preferences and suggest techniques that seem like a good fit. That collaborative process may mix listening, skill practice, mindfulness exercises, and problem-solving so the plan matches your life and needs.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates, reflections, or when journaling-style conversation is helpful. These options increase flexibility and help people keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, sleep and eating problems, and related concerns.
How would you describe her style in sessions?
She offers a warm, strengths-based stance and focuses on practical steps. Sessions aim to identify patterns, set goals, and develop coping strategies you can use day to day.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Kimberly has 20 years of clinical experience as a social worker helping people through life transitions, trauma, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and other challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Florida LCSW credential and practices from Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kimberly?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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