About Kimberly
Kimberly Harris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She supports people who are coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, and issues around relationships and self-esteem. Her approach is practical and respectful.
She aims to create a space where people feel heard and understood. She uses conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit into daily life.
Background and approach
Kimberly adapts techniques from cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to help manage difficult thoughts and emotions. Her work also draws on client-centered principles, which means she pays attention to each person's priorities and pace. For relationship or intimacy concerns she helps people name patterns and practice new ways of connecting.
When addiction or trauma is involved she balances safety with steady progress. Kimberly has eight years of professional experience as an Illinois LCPC. She speaks English and works with people from many backgrounds, including international clients.
Practical matters such as scheduling and session format are handled up front so therapy can be easier to fit into busy lives. People who choose her can expect straightforward feedback, tools they can use between sessions, and collaborative planning. Her style is supportive and goal-focused while remaining flexible to each person's needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says matters most. In practice that looks like the therapist asking questions, reflecting what is heard, and helping clients set goals that match their values and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It often involves homework such as tracking moods, trying new behaviors, or practicing short thought-challenging exercises between sessions.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Kimberly will discuss options and adapt methods based on your goals, daily routines, and what feels most useful. The plan can change as progress is made, and decisions are made collaboratively so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in, and messaging or chat supports brief updates, prompts, or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, travel schedules, or other commitments while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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