Kimberly Stratton , LMSW, LCSW

Kimberly Stratton is a licensed social worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She focuses on supporting women’s issues and helps clients build self-esteem, improve communication, and cope with stress. Her tone is practical and supportive for people who need steady guidance through hard times.

She uses straightforward conversations to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions often include practical tools to manage mood, reduce anxiety, and rebuild trust after trauma. Kimberly blends talk-based work with structured strategies so people leave with clear steps to try between sessions.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Michigan where she has helped people with addiction, bipolar disorder, eating concerns, and chronic illness. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, cancer-related stress, and grief from loss or abandonment. Her experience spans many settings and varied life challenges.

Kimberly draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow what the client brings to the room, and uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns that keep problems going. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories alongside mindfulness skills to calm intense emotions.

People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth approach tend to work well with her style. She invites clients to set practical goals and checks progress together. The emphasis is on gradual change and building skills that fit each person’s daily life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following what each person brings and offering empathic listening that helps them feel heard. Online sessions let the therapist tune into a client's priorities and pace the conversation around those concerns, whether exploring relationships or self-worth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions so people can practice new responses. In virtual sessions CBT often includes worksheets, between-session exercises, and real-time coaching to try new tools during everyday life.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distressing memories with structured processing steps. Many clients use EMDR online with guided procedures and movement-based techniques adapted for remote work when that approach is appropriate.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Kimberly will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative decision-making helps match methods to problems like trauma, anxiety, or coping with major life changes.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and other daily demands.