About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Kowalik focuses on helping people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or drained by stress, anxiety, or relationship problems. She talks plainly and works collaboratively so clients can set practical goals and try new ways of coping.
Her approach suits people facing mood struggles, grief, substance concerns, trauma, or questions about life direction. She combines several therapy styles to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
How Kimberly works
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports people in clarifying values and taking action even when emotions feel hard. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based work help address hurt in close relationships and build safer connection. Kimberly brings 12 years of experience as a Florida psychologist.
She earned doctoral-level training and holds the credential FL Psychologist PY12058. Her background includes additional graduate study in rehabilitation counseling and applied criminology, which informs a practical, problem-solving focus in sessions. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and communication styles.
She also works with people coping with burnout, parenting strain, career crossroads, and issues like anger, impulsivity, or obsessive thoughts. International clients may be seen in English. People who choose her can expect a steady, goal-oriented partnership.
Conversations are direct but compassionate. The focus is on small, workable steps to reduce distress and strengthen relationships.
Kimberly lists 11 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | FL Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take actions that match those values, even when emotions are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and building practical skills to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, mood problems, panic, and obsessive thoughts. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based work attend to patterns in close relationships and support people in repairing connection and expressing needs more clearly.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That collaborative process can include trying one approach for a while and adjusting based on what helps.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow full conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent contact and try therapy in ways that match daily routines.
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