Kimberly Donihue, LMFT, LPC

Kimberly Donihue is a Missouri-based licensed therapist with 16 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. She works with adults facing life changes, addiction concerns, sleep or eating difficulties, and challenges with attention and mood. Kimberly speaks English and Spanish and uses a caring, direct style in sessions.

Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, practical goals. Sessions blend conversation with hands-on strategies so people leave with tools they can use right away.

Kimberly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep problems going. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current struggles. Her work is grounded in client-centered values, keeping the person’s priorities central.

She has experience addressing relationship and intimacy worries, parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, and issues like codependency and abandonment. Kimberly also supports people dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

In sessions she aims to be straightforward and compassionate. She helps clients build coping skills for everyday life, improve communication, and manage strong emotions. People who prefer therapist-led structure and clear skill-building often find this style helpful.

Practical approaches for online care

Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. CBT focuses on clear steps and exercises clients can practice between sessions to reduce symptoms and build new habits.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas to identify how early relationship patterns affect current trust, intimacy, and communication problems. This work helps people rewrite interaction habits and improve closeness over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kimberly will work together with each client to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts plans as progress is made so sessions stay useful and focused.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is preferred. Chat and messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between live sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and day-to-day life.