Kim Keller, LMSW

Kim Keller is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 17 years of clinical experience. She brings a calm, straightforward style to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and mood challenges. Kim uses conversation, gentle challenge, and real-world practice to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. The goal is clearer thinking and more usable skills, not jargon or long lectures.

People often come to Kim when life feels out of control or heavy. She helps with relationship strain, family problems, career stress, and struggles around self-worth and purpose. She also supports those dealing with trauma, chronic illness, and burnout from caregiving or work-related compassion fatigue.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and client-centered work. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, finding values-based actions, and building small habits that add up. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are woven in when helpful.

Kim aims for a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals. Progress is measured in everyday changes - sleeping better, handling triggers with less reactivity, or reconnecting with what matters most. She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Kim often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. CBT breaks problems into thinking, feeling, and behavior, and gives concrete exercises people can practice between sessions to see change.

She also integrates acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them even when difficult feelings are present. ACT helps with stress, anxiety, and life transitions by shifting the focus from fighting emotions to choosing meaningful steps.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Kim will talk with clients about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what is and isn't working. She emphasizes collaboration so clients feel involved in deciding how to proceed.

Online therapy makes these methods more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for a brief check-in, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection and quick skill practice. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between sessions.