Kimberly Balkcom, LMHC, LPC

Kimberly Balkcom is a licensed clinician with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship concerns. She holds the LMHC credential (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) and the LPC credential (Licensed Professional Counselor) and practices in Florida. Kimberly communicates in plain language and focuses on practical steps that clients can use between sessions.

Clients come to her for help with depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting worries, and challenges tied to ADHD and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career stress, anger, and life transitions. Her work includes attention to LGBT concerns and addictions when those issues are present.

Her style centers on setting clear goals together. She encourages self-reflection and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Sessions include examining unhelpful thoughts and trying small experiments to test new approaches to problems.

Kimberly uses a mix of approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative methods. She adapts methods to match what a person needs and what helps them move forward.

She accepts clients in English and accepts international clients. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It involves listening closely, reflecting back what matters, and helping clients set goals that match their values. This approach helps with building insight, improving communication, and finding direction during life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises to notice unhelpful thinking and to test new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management because it gives concrete tools to use between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment through breathing and awareness exercises. It helps reduce rumination and increase calm in everyday situations, which can support work on trauma, compassion fatigue, and emotional reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress unfolds.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for people who live outside the therapist’s city or in different time zones, while the therapist and client work together to shape a plan that fits daily life.