- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Depression
About Kimberly
Kimberly Sacra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona with 25 years of experience in social services and counseling. She draws on long-term work in crisis counseling and group care to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. Kimberly communicates in straightforward language and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Her approach centers on listening first and building on each person's strengths.
Background and approach
She uses trauma-focused ideas alongside emotion-focused and mindfulness practices to help people manage strong feelings and build better day-to-day coping. Sessions aim to leave people feeling more understood and with concrete tools to use at home. Kimberly has long experience with adoption, foster care, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress, and she understands how those histories affect mood, relationships, and parenting choices.
She also works with people dealing with panic, bipolar mood concerns, anger, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes direct care in group homes and crisis counseling, which informs a practical, problem-solving stance. In session she blends client-centered listening with solution-focused interventions and trauma-informed techniques.
Mindfulness practices and emotion-focused work are used as needed to help regulate intense emotions and to improve connection with important relationships. The aim is steady progress through small, achievable changes. Kimberly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
Sessions are conducted in English and organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Forgiveness
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means sessions focus on what feels most important to the person and on small, useful changes that match their goals. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people map and shift patterns in how they respond to strong emotions and relationship stress. It can be helpful for parents and caregivers working to repair bonds or understand emotional reactions.Finding the best approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with solution-focused steps, adding mindfulness practices to calm intense feelings, or using trauma-focused strategies when healing past events is central.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit counseling into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between appointments. These options add flexibility so therapy can continue around work, school, and caregiving routines.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What kinds of problems does Kimberly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar and mood disorders, panic, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered, strength-based style that focuses on listening first and building practical coping skills. Sessions blend emotion-focused, mindfulness, solution-focused, and trauma-informed techniques.
What is Kimberly's background and experience?
Kimberly has 25 years in social services and counseling, including work in group homes and crisis counseling, plus long-term involvement with adoption and foster care issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Arizona.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Kimberly provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How does pricing and payment 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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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