Kimberly Averett, LCSW

Kimberly Averett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years of experience. She practices in Mississippi and focuses on helping people facing addiction, grief, stress, anxiety, and relationship struggles. Kimberly centers honest conversation and steady support in her work.

She creates a calm space where clients can talk about hard things without judgment. Sessions emphasize clear goals and doable steps that fit everyday life. Kimberly listens for what matters most and helps people find practical ways forward.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and narrative methods. That means she helps people notice patterns of thinking, names the stories they tell about themselves, and then tries small changes to shift those stories. She also draws on solution-focused ideas to set short-term, measurable goals.

Many clients come for help with parenting stress, family conflicts, mood concerns, trauma and abuse, or issues around identity and gender dysphoria. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving demands, adoption and foster care questions, and eating or substance concerns.

Kimberly works in plain language and aims for simple tools people can use between sessions. Her style is collaborative and steady - she shows curiosity, offers feedback, and helps people track progress. Taking the first step can be hard; she helps make it more manageable.

How Kimberly uses therapy approaches online

Kimberly practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. It often uses short exercises and homework that fit into daily life.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance. In this approach the therapist follows the person's lead, reflects what they say, and helps them uncover their own solutions to relationship, grief, or identity concerns. Narrative Therapy is also part of her toolkit and can help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their families.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. Kimberly will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans based on what works. She checks in regularly and prioritizes approaches that produce useful change for the individual's situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and exercises that need visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can fit brief updates or ongoing support between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.