Kimberly Steinmann , LPC

Kimberly Steinmann is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 27 years of clinical experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting concerns, and trauma. She also supports clients facing mood challenges, addictions, and identity-related concerns such as LGBT issues.

Kimberly draws on several evidence-based approaches to tailor work to each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used for changing unhelpful patterns and building emotional skills.

Her background includes work in a range of clinical settings, giving her experience with many mental health issues and complex life situations. She also speaks from personal experience as a parent of an adult child with severe mental illness, which informs her empathy for caregivers and families. She approaches each person with respect and the assumption that they are capable of growth.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps - skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and coping with change. She helps people address specific concerns like abandonment, attachment, body image, codependency, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and adoption or foster care questions.

Kimberly offers services in English and works with clients in Missouri and international clients by online formats. Her goal is to help people build a life that reflects their values and strengths.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small committed actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing different ways of responding; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive behavior, which can help with self-harm risk, addiction-related impulses, and emotion dysregulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. Over the first few sessions she will check in about what feels useful and adjust the plan so interventions match daily life and values.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when schedules or distance make in-person sessions difficult. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be a good option when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and travel.