Kim Lawrence, LCSW

Kim Lawrence is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and addiction. She also supports people dealing with family and parenting strain and with low self-esteem. Kim writes plainly and focuses on helping people take small practical steps toward feeling better.

She uses a person-centered style that starts with what matters to each client. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skills, and building on a person’s strengths. Kim blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, dialectical behavior techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to fit the situation.

In sessions she teaches tools to spot unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with actions that work better day to day. She also helps people learn emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills drawn from DBT, and uses motivational interviewing to support change when motivation feels low.

Kim trained with a Master of Social Work from Western Michigan University and has six years of clinical experience. She aims to keep language simple and to make therapy feel useful from early on. Her approach is practical, collaborative, and steady.

People in Wisconsin can expect straightforward sessions that focus on coping skills, problem solving, and realistic steps toward goals. Kim encourages regular check-ins and adjusts plans as clients make progress or face new challenges.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Kim uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change them into more helpful actions. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help during intense moments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals and preferences. Kim checks in regularly and adjusts techniques so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.

Online therapy offers a range of ways to connect including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face skill coaching, phone sessions can fit a short break or low bandwidth needs, and messaging or live chat supports brief check-ins or homework follow-up. These options make it easier to practice new skills between sessions and to maintain steady contact while managing a busy schedule.