About Kimberly
Kimberly Neal uses a mix of psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic approaches to guide therapy. She draws on 19 years of experience and holds LPC and LCMHC credentials. Kimberly offers straightforward, down-to-earth care for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or anger.
She takes a trauma-informed stance and uses practical tools like cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and behavioral activation. Sessions often include teaching mindfulness and relaxation skills, role-playing, and discussing lifestyle supports such as exercise and nutrition.
How Kimberly works
Her background includes work across a wide range of settings and populations, including corrections, child-welfare involved clients, and people with serious mental illness or health-related disabilities. This variety has shaped her ability to adapt techniques to different life situations. Kimberly works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, anger management, OCD, ADHD, oppositional defiant behaviors, and substance use or dual-diagnosis concerns.
She aims to help each person build coping strategies and decide whether to pursue change, acceptance, or letting go of old patterns. Clients can expect a collaborative, practical focus in sessions. Kimberly emphasizes small, achievable steps and skills that can be used between meetings.
She encourages people to name their goals and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
What Kimberly works with
The areas below are the ones Kimberly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Kimberly’s Methods Translate to Online Therapy
Kimberly integrates psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic approaches into her work. Psychodynamic ideas help people look at long-standing patterns and where they come from, which can clarify repeated relationship and emotional struggles. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on practical changes in thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness and relaxation skills teach simple routines people can use when stress spikes or anger rises.Finding the right approach is a joint effort. Kimberly works collaboratively to pick techniques that match the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time so sessions stay focused on what is helpful and realistic for everyday life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full in-person visit is difficult. It can also let people practice skills in real-world settings and bring examples from daily life into sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches for remote work while keeping the focus on useful, actionable steps.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with KimberlyWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Kimberly commonly help with?
What is her approach to therapy?
How much experience does she have?
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
Which languages and international options are available?
What session formats are offered?
How does payment and cost work?
How do I begin working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions