Kimberly Qualls , LMSW, LICSW

Kimberly Qualls is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who focuses on women's issues and many related concerns. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting challenges, addictions, and questions about intimacy and identity.

Her approach centers on building trust and using the person's own strengths. Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Kimberly listens, reflects, and helps set small, achievable steps that fit day-to-day life.

She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and from Mindfulness Therapy to support grounding and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques help people understand and name emotions that get in the way of connection. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding their own reasons to change.

Kimberly brings nine years of professional experience in clinical social work across community and treatment settings. Her background includes work with people affected by trauma, behavioral concerns, and co-occurring challenges. She has experience identifying risk and resilience factors and shaping practical supports around them.

People working with her can expect a steady, empathetic presence and a focus on concrete skills. She aims to make therapy practical and understandable. The goal is clearer choices and steadier days, one step at a time.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's goals and values. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors that reinforce problems and then practicing specific changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean blending Mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, or emotion-focused tools to fit what someone wants to accomplish.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or check in between appointments and can fit into busy days. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to use methods like CBT exercises or mindfulness practice in everyday life.