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Kimberly Tomlinson

LMHC

Kimberly Tomlinson, LMHC

Practical, experienced counselor for stress and relationships

Licensed in Florida
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About Kimberly

Kimberly Tomlinson is a licensed mental health counselor with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. She practices in Florida and offers an empathic, practical approach. Her tone is straightforward and focused on everyday steps people can use right away.

Kimberly uses a mix of therapies to meet each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses attachment-informed and client-centered ideas to build trust and clarify what matters most to the client.

Sessions often focus on concrete skills such as managing worry, improving communication, sleep habits, and coping with life changes. She can also address concerns like bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, eating and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and caregiver stress. When helpful, she incorporates emotionally oriented work to address patterns that keep showing up in relationships.

Kimberly can offer Christian-based counseling if a client requests that perspective. She accepts clients from the U.S. and internationally and provides sessions in English. Appointments are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messages to fit different schedules.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She helps people set clear goals and practices skills between sessions. The focus is on practical change and on building steady coping tools for daily life.

How Kimberly uses focused therapy online

Kimberly commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior experiments. CBT is helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings.

She also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches to build a working relationship that supports change. Attachment-informed work looks at how past connection patterns affect current relationships, while client-centered work keeps the client's priorities and pace at the center of sessions.

Deciding on an approach is a shared process. Kimberly will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps. This collaborative process makes it easier to try different tools and keep what works.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style exchanges. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy days or when travel is difficult.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kimberly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and many related life challenges.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals and skills you can use between sessions. She blends thought-focused and emotionally focused methods to meet each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

Kimberly has 20 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and life transitions.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients from other countries.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to allow flexible ways to connect.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

License and registration

LMHC, Florida
MH8998
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
1437282456

As listed on the therapist's professional profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

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