About Kimberly
Kimberly Tawney is a licensed social worker and physician who combines medical insight with social work practice. She holds an MD and is an LCSW-C. She works from Maryland and brings three years of professional social work experience to her practice.
She focuses on mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression. She also helps people dealing with grief, anxiety, stress, addiction, trauma and abuse, and anger. Communication problems, self-esteem, and issues around relationships and family are part of her caseload too.
How Kimberly works
Her style emphasizes listening first and tailoring practical steps to each person. Sessions mix clear, goal-oriented strategies with compassionate reflection. She uses approaches that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, build motivation for change, and develop present-moment awareness.
Clients can expect gentle, straightforward work on short-term coping and longer-term change. That might include breaking problems into manageable parts, practicing new ways of talking and relating, and building routines that reduce mood swings and overwhelm. She supports people who struggle with guilt, shame, isolation, body image, and finding purpose.
Kimberly offers a collaborative process where goals are discussed and adjusted over time. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to shape sessions. Her practice aims to help people move from feeling stuck toward clearer direction and steadier moods.
Kimberly lists 4 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.
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and values. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to build understanding and trust, which is helpful for issues like grief, isolation, and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders by changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention to the present moment through simple practices. This can reduce reactivity to stress, ease persistent worry, and improve emotional regulation during difficult times.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to test techniques and adjust plans based on needs, goals, and preferences. That way the therapy fits the person instead of forcing a single method.
Online formats offer flexible options to make therapy easier to attend. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when helpful. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work during a commute or a break. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or a way to keep momentum when schedules are tight.
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