Kimberly Washington, LCSW

Kimberly Washington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 21 years of practice. She works from Texas and helps people who feel stuck by long-term stress, relationship pain, addiction, or life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at easing heavy emotions and restoring daily functioning.

She focuses on helping people untangle the hurts that shape current behavior. Sessions often address grief, anger, self-esteem, intimacy problems, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those facing drug and alcohol addiction, jealousy, and the fallout from infidelity.

Her work blends practical strategies with space to tell your story. Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral methods to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She pairs that with narrative and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past events influence present choices.

In a session she will listen, ask clear questions, and suggest small, doable steps to try between meetings. Conversations aim to reduce emotional reactivity and build more effective ways to cope. Expectations and goals are set together so progress is measurable and realistic.

Kimberly trained at the University of Chicago and holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work Administration. She has experience in substance abuse treatment, transitional living programs, child welfare work, parent education, and private practice. Her background gives practical insight into both individual and group settings.

She offers in-person and several online formats that fit different schedules. If someone wants to change how they respond to pain and regain a sense of hope, she helps create a step-by-step path toward that goal.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kimberly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns of thought that feed anxiety, anger, or addictive behavior and to practice alternative responses. CBT is hands-on and works well for problems that benefit from clear tools and homework exercises.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where a person can tell their story and be heard. That approach helps when someone needs to process grief or relationship pain and feel understood before making changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kimberly will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process helps pick strategies that feel doable and relevant.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules. Video lets therapists observe expressions and tone, phone can be a quicker check-in, chat is useful for shorter reflections, and messaging supports ongoing moments between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, childcare, or travel while focusing on practical steps and steady progress.