- Strength-based focus
- Practical coping skills
- Collaborative planning
About Kimberly
Kimberly Qualls is a licensed social worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She emphasizes practical steps that help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. Her approach pays attention to strengths and builds a trusting relationship from the start.
Kimberly uses client-centered work to follow each person's priorities and goals. She adds cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-focused ideas and mindfulness practices are woven in to help with connection, emotion regulation, and grounding.
With nine years of professional experience, she has supported people facing parenting strain, grief, addiction, ADHD, and anger. Her background includes leading summer day treatment groups and running therapeutic activities to teach functional living skills for youth aged 3 to 18. That work also involved regular contact with parents around behavior and skill-building.
She has worked to identify both risks and strengths across individuals, peer groups, schools, and communities. That perspective informs practical strategies for coping, safety, and daily routines. Kimberly aims to help people set clear, achievable steps and notice progress along the way.
Kimberly holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and is based in Mississippi. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. Before booking, people should confirm current session formats and scheduling details.
How these approaches guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist asks about priorities and adjusts sessions to match each client's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises and small experiments to reduce worry, manage panic, and shift unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they will set goals, check what is helping, and make changes if something is not useful.
Details about how online sessions are run are not specified in the biography, so please confirm formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people join from different locations and maintain continuity of care while working on coping skills, relationship concerns, or managing anxiety and depression.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Mississippi, Michigan, Alabama, Oregon, Washington, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kimberly commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues, along with ADHD, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and men's issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on strengths, clear goals, and steps people can try between sessions.
What kind of professional experience does she bring?
She has nine years of experience, including leading summer day treatment groups and teaching functional living skills to youth ages 3 to 18.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Mississippi.
In what language can sessions be held and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not listed in the biography; please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and 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 the therapist's availability.