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Kimberly Davis

Kimberly Davis

Alabama

Practical, compassionate therapy focused on skills and sleep

  • 15 years' experience
  • English
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Credentials
LICSW
License
LICSW, Alabama ยท 1911c
NPI
1649338690
Based in
Alabama
  • Client-centered
  • Skill focused
  • Compassionate

About Kimberly

Kimberly Davis is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 15 years of experience supporting people through hard moments. She offers a straightforward, compassionate approach and works with clients to identify practical steps they can use right away.

She takes a client-centered stance, treating each person as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that fit daily life. Kimberly combines tools from several approaches so work is tailored to each person's needs.

Her background includes crisis stabilization, inpatient psychiatric and detox settings, residential care, re-entry correctional facilities, outpatient services, and independent contracting. That range shapes how she responds to stress, anxiety, addiction, mood concerns, and problems with sleep or eating.

In sessions she is direct but nonjudgmental. The aim is to find specific practices and supports that reduce symptoms, improve coping, and build a stronger foundation for change. She emphasizes learning new skills when old strategies no longer work.

Kimberly also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, career and parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and concerns common to young adults. She encourages people to name their priorities and crafts a plan that fits their life and goals.

How Kimberly's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people set their own goals. In online sessions this means the therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them; it often uses homework and short exercises that can be reviewed between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name emotions and patterns in relationships so they can respond differently and feel more connected.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Kimberly will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize skill practice, emotional processing, or a blend of methods.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. In general online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or making it simpler to continue work while relocating. The therapist and client will arrange a schedule and plan that match the client's everyday routine and therapeutic goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

JealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Alabama

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma, grief, sleep and eating concerns, and many related issues such as ADHD, intimacy problems, and career stress.

What is the therapist's style and approach?

Her style is client-centered, direct, and nonjudgmental. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach concrete skills.

What experience does she bring?

She has 15 years of experience across crisis stabilization, inpatient psychiatric and detox care, residential programs, re-entry correctional facilities, outpatient settings, and independent contracting.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an AL LICSW, a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Alabama.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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