Kimberly Lincoln , LMHC, LCMHC

Kimberly Lincoln is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work. She uses a client-centered approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and issues related to women's health and identity. Kimberly aims to make therapy practical and focused on the problems that feel most urgent in a person's life.

She listens first, then helps set clear, manageable goals. Sessions often combine skills practice with conversation about how thoughts and behaviors are connected. Kimberly also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches when helpful to teach coping skills and improve emotional regulation.

Her background includes work with people affected by trauma, addiction, parenting stress, and complicated grief. She has experience supporting clients from the LGBTQ community and people navigating adoption and foster care concerns. Kimberly also addresses issues such as body image, codependency, and caregiver stress.

Clients can expect a collaborative style that balances short-term problem solving with longer-term growth. She pays attention to current crises and practical steps to stabilize daily life while working toward broader goals. The aim is steady improvement in mood, relationships, and functioning.

Kimberly holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials and practices in North Carolina. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a range of online formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, clarifies goals, and helps people feel heard so they can decide what changes matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage moods, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds concrete tools for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness when stress or conflict feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs and goals. That might mean focusing on short-term problem solving first, then layering in skills training or emotionally focused work for deeper relationship concerns.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face when discussing relationship or trauma topics. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easy to practice skills between sessions and to stay connected when flexible communication is needed. These formats help people fit therapy into real life while using therapeutic approaches like client-centered work, CBT, and DBT.