- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
About Kimbly
Kimbly Kellam is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, and depression. Kimbly emphasizes practical steps people can take when life feels stalled or overwhelming.
Her approach centers on listening and building on each person's strengths. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems in place. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness are part of her toolbox for handling intense emotions and staying grounded.
Kimbly helps people talk through communication problems, substance concerns, chronic illness, and life purpose questions. She also works with mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive patterns, phobias, postpartum depression, and the effects of trauma. Sessions are meant to be practical and focused on small, doable changes.
In sessions she combines direct skill teaching with open conversation. Clients can expect to look at everyday thoughts and routines, practice new coping strategies, and review what works and what does not. She brings two decades of experience to that process.
Kimbly offers services in English and practices in Virginia. Her work is meant for adults seeking clearer direction after changes in work, relationships, or health. Before booking, confirm the current session options and formats she is offering.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following what matters to the client; the therapist reflects concerns back, helps prioritize them, and supports the client's own problem-solving. This approach is useful for people unsure which area to focus on after a big life change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and habits that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, depression, obsessive thoughts, and unhelpful routines by using short exercises and practical experiments between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for managing strong feelings and relationship strain. Those tools can be useful when grief, trauma, or mood swings make daily functioning harder.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to keep using.
Confirm the current session options before booking because formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use techniques practiced in real life settings and quickly review what did or did not help.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem problems, and depression, along with related concerns like chronic illness, addiction, and life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Kimbly combines client-centered conversation with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to help clarify values and try small changes that test new directions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults across a range of mood, trauma, and life-transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; please confirm your location before attempting to schedule.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.