Kimberly Sylla, LCSW

Kimberly Sylla is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style is warm and non-judgmental, aimed at building trust and working at each person's pace.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and acceptance and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support values-based choices. Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, with clear strategies to try between meetings.

Kimberly trained at Temple University, earning a Master of Social Work and later a law degree from Temple's Beasley School of Law in 2009. She also completed advanced certification in drug and alcohol counseling, and has long experience addressing substance use alongside mental health concerns.

Her practice covers a wide range of issues, including ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, chronic illness and caregiver strain. She is familiar with diverse life contexts and helps people sort priorities and take manageable steps forward.

Kimberly offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy flow. She aims to meet clients where they are and support steady progress over time.

How Kimberly Uses Brief Skills and Values Work Online

Kimberly frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many day-to-day problems by giving clear tools to practice between sessions.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can help with motivation, coping with life changes, and finding meaning despite ongoing stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kimberly will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then shape sessions around those priorities. This collaborative process helps tailor skills and exercises to fit each person's life and pace.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and skill practice, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, brief check-ins work well over chat, and messaging supports ongoing reflection and short updates between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy schedule.