About Kimberly
Kimberly Downing helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She brings two decades of professional experience to sessions and works to make the first steps toward change feel manageable. She keeps conversations straightforward and focused.
Sessions aim to identify what matters most and build simple skills people can use between meetings. Kimberly encourages mindfulness and practical strategies to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence. Her approach centers on listening without judgment and tailoring care to each person's needs.
How Kimberly works
She uses client-centered methods to follow what each person brings to the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot patterns of thinking and change unhelpful behaviors. When emotional intensity rises, she draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach ways to manage strong feelings and stay steady.
Mindfulness practices are introduced in short, doable steps for people new to the work. Existential ideas are woven in when questions about meaning or purpose come up. Kimberly holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC.
She is based in Maryland and has worked in the field for 20 years. Her tone is steady and encouraging, focused on helping people find clearer thinking and small changes that add up over time.
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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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what a person brings to sessions, helping people feel heard and supported while they figure out priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving self-control when feelings run high.Picking the right approach is part of the process. Kimberly will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision happens collaboratively and can change as people try different tools and learn what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick ways to touch base or practice skills between meetings, making therapy more flexible for busy schedules.
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