About Kimberly
Kimberly Birrell is a licensed master social worker with 30 years of counseling experience based in Michigan. She has spent a decade supporting combat military clients and focuses much of her work on trauma. Kimberly meets people where they are and helps them find practical ways to feel steadier and more hopeful.
She helps people cope with anger, depression, grief and loss, anxiety, and addiction. She also supports those facing major life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder.
How Kimberly works
Sessions aim to identify what feels most urgent and build clear steps forward. Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s needs. Together she and the client create a plan that matches goals and daily life demands.
The plan can include short-term skills for stress and sleep, as well as deeper work on attachment or trauma responses. Her approach is direct and practical. She listens closely, offers tools to manage symptoms, and checks in about what is or isn’t working.
Over time the focus may shift from coping strategies to rebuilding routine and confidence. Clients who come to Kimberly can expect a steady, experienced guide through difficult transitions. She emphasizes collaboration, clear steps, and realistic goals so people can move toward a more manageable, satisfying day-to-day life.
What Kimberly works with
The areas below are the ones Kimberly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that include trauma-focused work and skills-based interventions. Trauma-focused work involves identifying how past events affect current reactions and building ways to reduce intense symptoms. Skills-based interventions teach concrete tools for managing anxiety, sleep, anger, and mood swings so people can handle daily life more smoothly.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and schedule. She tailors plans over time, combining immediate coping tools with deeper work when it feels appropriate.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send updates or brief reflections between longer sessions to keep momentum going.
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