About Theresa
Theresa Kibbe helps people facing addictions, trauma, eating concerns, anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles, anger, bipolar symptoms, and major life changes. Theresa introduces herself simply and directly to make starting therapy less overwhelming.
She uses straightforward, goal-focused work in sessions. Theresa treats trauma seriously and blends talk-based tools with body-centered approaches when needed. She emphasizes practical steps clients can try between sessions to notice progress.
How Theresa works
Theresa approaches each person as the expert on their own life. She listens for strengths and past successes and builds on them. That helps people find concrete ways to manage triggers, cravings, mood swings, and difficult memories.
Her methods include cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also offers EMDR for processing traumatic memories and somatic therapy to address how stress shows up in the body. Theresa adapts tools to match what each person needs most.
Theresa holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC, and brings 21 years of experience in clinical work. She practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English. The first step is often a small one - reach out and complete the initial matching steps to arrange a first session.
Theresa lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Theresa works with
The areas below are the ones Theresa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Theresa offers several proven methods that adapt well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and disordered eating patterns. It uses homework and practical experiments so progress continues between meetings. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps process traumatic memories by pairing focused memory work with bilateral stimulation; it can reduce the intensity of painful memories and related reactions during online or video sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Theresa will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, then recommend strategies that fit. She adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most, blending talk work and body-focused techniques when needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls approximate in-person interaction, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, live chat fits shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use tools in real life when challenges come up.
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A practical next step
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