Kimberly Mullaney , MD, LCPC

Kimberly Mullaney is a licensed clinician in Maryland with 28 years of experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, and attention difficulties. She also offers support around body image, self-love, guilt and shame, and issues many women face. Her style is calm and respectful. She listens first and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Conversations focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon. She aims to make sessions a place where people can talk through hard things without feeling judged. Kimberly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to what each person prefers. She will build a plan together and adjust it as progress happens. Goals can include reducing panic attacks, improving mood, managing impulses, and finding life purpose. She treats concerns about caregiving stress, abandonment, and the impact of divorce and separation. She also helps people who want to work on forgiveness, managing impulsivity, or recovering from trauma and post-traumatic stress. Sessions address both immediate coping and longer-term skill building. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. Kimberly supports people through the early steps of therapy and stays flexible about how to proceed based on what helps most.

Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit your life

Evidence-based approaches are used in straightforward ways to help with everyday problems. One common approach focuses on practical skills to manage anxiety and panic attacks, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavioral strategies to reduce intense symptoms. Another approach emphasizes understanding and processing trauma and post-traumatic stress through paced conversation and strategies to reduce triggers and improve coping. These approaches are tailored to concerns like mood disorders, impulsivity, and body image difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life demands, then try methods that suit those needs. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps the person feel safer, calmer, or more focused.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing facial cues helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier to fit into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible while keeping the focus on practical progress.