About Kimberly
Kimberly Nixon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, mood changes, sleep or eating problems, ADHD, and the strain of caregiving or serious illness. Kim uses a warm, strengths-focused style.
Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens first, then helps people build clear goals and simple steps they can use between meetings.
How Kimberly works
Her approach draws on client-centered care and cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are used to build awareness and to encourage change one small step at a time. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to look at patterns that repeat across relationships.
In a typical visit she helps clients identify what matters most and creates a plan that fits daily life. People can expect to learn coping strategies, improve communication, and gain tools to manage strong feelings. Progress is tracked in practical ways so gains can be kept after therapy ends.
Kim has spent two decades supporting people through life transitions, bereavement, chronic health challenges, and caregiver stress. She focuses on clear, manageable steps and on helping clients feel more in control of their lives.
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
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Kimberly’s approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship, helping people speak about what matters most and set their own goals. This approach is useful for coping with grief, caregiver stress, and life transitions because it centers the person's priorities and pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify thinking patterns that keep problems going and tests small behavior changes to create relief. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and managing mood shifts by giving step-by-step skills to try between sessions.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase awareness of physical and emotional states. These techniques pair well with CBT and client-centered work to manage overwhelming feelings and improve concentration.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and daily life. That means trying ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit short check-ins or be used between appointments. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, caregiving, or health needs while still focusing on practical skills and steady progress.
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