Kimberly Sylla , LCSW

Kimberly Sylla is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life transitions. She works with individuals on relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, sleep problems, and attention-related challenges. Kimberly also supports people navigating identity issues, including LGBT matters, and those coping with chronic health or caregiving demands.

Her sessions are warm and nonjudgmental. She aims to build trust and meet people where they are. Sessions focus on practical steps the client can try between meetings and on noticing strengths that already exist.

Kimberly blends several approaches to fit each person's needs. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and skills from dialectical behavior approaches to manage strong emotions. She also draws on acceptance and commitment principles and emotionally-focused techniques to strengthen values-guided action and deeper emotional understanding.

Over a long career she has worked with many kinds of life stressors and complex situations. That experience informs a flexible, person-centered approach rather than a one-size-fits-all model. She respects a client's pace and context when shaping a plan.

Kimberly practices in Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English. She provides therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can find a format that fits their day.

How Kimberly’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and making meaningful life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of behaving to ease symptoms like worry or sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Kimberly will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer. The work is collaborative, with homework and skill practice between sessions when useful.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill coaching and deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick reflections, coaching between appointments, or for people who prefer typing over speaking. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting sessions into daily life.