Kimberly Winkel, LCSW

Kimberly Winkel is a licensed clinical social worker with decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. She writes short, direct plans with each person and works alongside them to set practical next steps. Kimberly practices with attention to culture and difference and meets people where they are. Her work is grounded in clear, goal-oriented methods. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, achievable changes. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy for skills that reduce worry and improve sleep. Kimberly has 37 years of clinical experience and holds the LCSW credential, with licensure recorded in Florida and Indiana. That background supports her work with trauma, abuse, compassion fatigue, and post-traumatic stress, as well as issues like parenting strain, career stress, and identity concerns. In sessions she helps people untangle family of origin issues, abandonment wounds, body image and shame, and the effects of prejudice or immigration stress. She offers concrete tools for coping, managing anger, and finding more balance during midlife or career shifts. Her approach blends listening and problem solving. She aims to equip people with simple practices they can use between sessions. To begin, people typically complete a short intake and then schedule sessions that match their goals and rhythm.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy places the client's priorities at the center of each session. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people set goals that matter to them. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, identity questions, and working through family of origin issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers hands-on techniques for reducing anxiety, improving sleep, and managing mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention strategies that can lower stress and help with grief, compassion fatigue, and anger.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist after matching to learn which session options are available and to arrange times that suit everyday routines.