Kimberly Lincoln, LMHC, LCMHC

Kimberly Lincoln is a licensed mental health counselor who uses a relationship-focused, client-centered approach to help people through hard times. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and brings 11 years of clinical experience to sessions. Kimberly works with many concerns that affect relationships and day-to-day life, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction-related struggles.

She has spent substantial time supporting children and youth involved with the child welfare system and helping caregivers and parents stabilize family crises. Her background also includes work with survivors of childhood sexual trauma and people in the LGBTQ community. She has experience supporting individuals facing codependency and addiction challenges.

Kimberly blends several practical methods to meet someone where they are. She uses Client-Centered listening alongside Cognitive Behavioral strategies and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people set goals and respond differently to stressful moments. Sessions focus on what the client needs right now as well as longer-term progress.

Her goal is to help people feel better in the areas that brought them into therapy. That can mean building new coping skills, improving communication, managing strong emotions, or working through grief and loss. Kimberly aims to be collaborative and steady while clients work through change.

If you are considering therapy, the first step is a short questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy process. Kimberly practices in North Carolina as an LMHC and LCMHC and conducts sessions in English.

How these approaches can work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room, emphasizing listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals; it helps when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to work through relationship and life stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and trouble managing strong emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication, which can be helpful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods as progress unfolds. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to relationship concerns, trauma recovery, or coping with life transitions.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are possible. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid commute time, and use shorter check-ins on hectic days. It can also allow for flexible scheduling around parenting, work, or caregiving responsibilities while still focusing on practical skills and relationship repair.