About Kimberly
Kimberly "Kim" Ivester is a licensed professional counselor in Georgia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She offers a steady, respectful presence and works with adults on issues like depression, self-esteem, ADHD, addictions, grief, and career transitions. Kim writes and speaks plainly so parents can find clear next steps when they feel overwhelmed.
Kim has worked in community and school settings for 24 years. That experience shaped a practical style that blends talking through feelings with learning new skills.
How Kimberly works
She pays attention to how beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors connect, then helps people try small changes that make daily life easier. Sessions are goal-focused but flexible. Kim uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness exercises, and psychodynamic insight to fit each person's needs.
She also draws on solution-focused methods to set short-term targets and track progress. People come to Kim for many reasons: parenting strain, trauma and abuse recovery, intimacy and communication problems, eating and sleeping issues, or coping with major life changes. She also supports those dealing with codependency, caregiver stress, hoarding, and forgiveness or shame work.
Her style aims to be warm and nonjudgmental. Kim helps clients name what matters, try concrete strategies, and adjust the plan as they learn what works. She encourages steady steps rather than quick fixes.
Kimberly lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How Kim’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship. In an online session that looks like a therapist who reflects what a person says, asks open questions, and helps set the pace so the person feels heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it often involves homework, tracking patterns, and trying small behavior experiments between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention practices and breathing or grounding techniques to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kim will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, preferences, and daily demands. She adjusts plans based on what helps and will blend listening, skill practice, and short-term goal setting as needed.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are lower bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging suits people who prefer writing or need brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, caregiving schedule, or other routines while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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