About Kimberly
Kimberly Johnston is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, addiction, grief, and major life changes. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths.
In sessions she listens first and then helps set clear, manageable steps. She uses straightforward techniques to reduce worry, improve self-esteem, and manage mood symptoms.
How Kimberly works
For people dealing with addiction or impulsive behaviors, she combines practical strategies with support to find motivation for change. Kimberly draws on Client-Centered methods to create an accepting space. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and Solution-Focused tools to set achievable goals.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Over her career she has worked with a wide range of concerns that include relationship strain, family problems, abandonment and codependency issues, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress. She offers guidance around life purpose, forgiveness, and rebuilding self-love after hard experiences.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Kimberly helps people develop coping skills they can use between appointments. She supports clients in small, steady steps toward clearer thinking, healthier habits, and renewed motivation.
Kimberly lists 6 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and practical change
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. It helps people feel heard and respected while they figure out what matters to them and decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect; it teaches concrete tools to reduce anxiety, shift negative thinking, and change unhelpful behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand strong emotions and how those feelings shape reactions, which can be useful for managing grief, anger, and relationship tension.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will help you decide which methods fit your needs, goals, and preferences. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and goal oriented.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good option for a focused check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions or get support when scheduling is tight. These formats provide flexibility for balancing therapy with work, family, or daily routines, and they let licensed professionals deliver consistent care across sessions.
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