Kimberly Laun, LCSW

Kimberly Laun is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people manage anxiety, stress, and depression. She offers straightforward guidance and clear steps to move through difficult moments and regain a sense of balance. Kimberly speaks in plain terms and focuses on what can change now to make daily life feel more manageable.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more helpful behaviors. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals and Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment coping skills. Sessions emphasize doable strategies rather than abstract concepts.

In an initial meeting she will learn what brought a person to therapy and clarify immediate concerns and longer-term goals. That first conversation is practical and conversational, with time for questions and planning a starting point. Progress is built one step at a time, often with homework or simple practices between meetings.

Her work is informed by two decades in social work beginning after graduation from the University of Tennessee in 2003. That range of experience includes settings across different levels of care and gives her familiarity with a wide mix of life challenges. She integrates those lessons into clear plans for change.

Kimberly aims to help people feel less isolated by teaching skills for social anxiety and loneliness, and by offering steady support through periods of low mood or high stress. The overall focus is on practical tools, steady progress, and helping people return to routines that feel better.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Kimberly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts and teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and avoidance. Mindfulness Therapy is used to develop attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity to stressful thoughts and feelings, often through short breathing or awareness exercises.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will talk with each person about current struggles, what has helped in the past, and what goals feel most important. Together they decide whether CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused work, or a blend makes the most sense and adjust that plan as needed.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or brief homework support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.