- Client-Centered Therapy
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship challenges
About Kimberli
Kimberli "Kim" Cumming is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Colorado and also holds CSW and LMSW credentials with 25 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, and lists life purpose and coaching among her areas of interest. Sessions are aimed at people feeling stuck after changes in work, relationships, or health.
Kim uses a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. She listens to what matters to the client and helps them name patterns that get in the way. Conversations focus on practical communication skills, clearer boundaries, and managing overwhelm so day-to-day life feels more manageable.
She commonly supports people facing midlife shifts, workplace pressures, or the emotional fallout of separation and divorce. Kim also works with caregivers and those dealing with aging and geriatric concerns. She pays attention to attachment and family of origin issues that keep old difficulties repeating.
Her approach emphasizes building self-understanding and self-compassion through steady, respectful conversation. Clients can expect to practice new ways of speaking about needs and trying small behavioral changes between sessions. The tone is collaborative and strengths-focused rather than didactic.
Kim's background includes long experience helping people who describe themselves as high-achievers or as feeling isolated. Her work often blends coaching-style goal setting with therapeutic exploration to clarify priorities and next steps. People wondering what comes next after a big change often begin by naming one problem to work on together.
How Client-Centered Work Translates to Online Sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to the person's experience and reflecting that understanding back. It helps people who feel uncertain about their next steps, overwhelmed by expectations, or stuck in repeating relationship patterns by clarifying feelings and priorities.The therapist uses collaborative conversation to identify goals and try small changes between meetings. That means sessions often include checking what worked since the prior meeting, practicing new ways to ask for needs, and adjusting plans together based on the client's feedback.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to decide how much coaching-style goal work and how much deeper exploration feels useful. This is a collaborative decision made from the client's needs, goals, and preferences.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require them. It can also let people continue steady support through life transitions when in-person visits are harder to arrange.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Colorado, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and life purpose along with related areas such as midlife concerns and caregiver stress.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a collaborative, client-centered approach that helps people clarify patterns, practice communication and boundary skills, and set manageable goals for change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with adults on stress, relationship problems, workplace pressures, and midlife transitions.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW, CSW, and LMSW credentials and is based in Michigan.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what about cost?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.