About Kimberly
Kimberly Root offers a calm, direct approach for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. She greets each person with respect and practical focus. Kimberly uses straightforward talk and clear skills so people can start making small changes right away.
She brings nine years of experience as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan. Her work has included coping with trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and anger management.
How Kimberly works
She also supports people dealing with body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness, blended family issues, and the stress first responders often face. Sessions center on real problems and useful strategies. Kimberly draws from cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build different responses.
She uses dialectical behavior ideas to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. Mindfulness practices are added when slowing down and noticing the present moment helps reduce reactivity. Plans are adjusted to each person’s pace and goals instead of following a one-size-fits-all recipe.
Therapy can include short skills exercises, paced conversations about difficult memories, and step-by-step coping tools. Kimberly aims to make sessions practical and understandable so clients can use what they learn between meetings.
Kimberly lists 3 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How Kimberly’s Approaches Work Online
Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice thought patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood, and then practice different, more helpful responses. This approach is practical and problem-focused, useful for depression, anxiety, and many daily challenges.She also incorporates dialectical behavior therapy ideas to build emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships and boundaries need steadying.
Finding the right approach happens together. Kimberly will discuss goals and try methods that fit the person’s needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative so plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy gives flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or working through prompts between longer sessions.
These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using CBT, DBT, and mindfulness tools in ways that match how a person prefers to work.
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A practical next step
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