- 37 years experience
- Attachment focused
- Practical coping skills
About Kimberly
Kimberly Adams is a licensed counselor who brings 37 years of clinical experience to her work in Oklahoma. She provides a compassionate, person-focused approach aimed at helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem concerns. Kimberly emphasizes simple, useful steps people can try between sessions.
She uses approaches that center on relationships and present-day patterns. That means looking at how attachment and emotion shape thoughts and behavior, and then practicing new ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on skills people can use in daily life.
Kimberly helps people navigate a wide range of issues. She addresses grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, and life transitions like career change or aging. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
Her work includes support around relationship and family themes, LGBT concerns, body image, abandonment and attachment issues. She pays attention to cultural and multicultural factors and adapts her approach to each person’s background and needs.
Clients can expect a respectful, steady presence focused on building better coping skills and clearer communication. Kimberly encourages collaboration on goals and practical strategies for change. To start, she asks people to describe their immediate concerns and what they hope to achieve in therapy.
She uses approaches that center on relationships and present-day patterns. That means looking at how attachment and emotion shape thoughts and behavior, and then practicing new ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and practical, with an emphasis on skills people can use in daily life.
Kimberly helps people navigate a wide range of issues. She addresses grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, and life transitions like career change or aging. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
Her work includes support around relationship and family themes, LGBT concerns, body image, abandonment and attachment issues. She pays attention to cultural and multicultural factors and adapts her approach to each person’s background and needs.
Clients can expect a respectful, steady presence focused on building better coping skills and clearer communication. Kimberly encourages collaboration on goals and practical strategies for change. To start, she asks people to describe their immediate concerns and what they hope to achieve in therapy.
How attachment and cognitive approaches guide online work
Kimberly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior. This approach helps people understand why they react the way they do in close connections and practice different responses to feel more stable.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and for building concrete coping tools that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly works with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.
Confirm the available session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people join from different locations within the same state, depending on licensing. Discussing scheduling and format during the initial match helps ensure sessions fit day-to-day needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
37+ years
Credentials
Kansas, Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kimberly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem issues plus a broad range of other concerns such as trauma, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and person-centered, combining attachment-based ideas with practical skills training so people can change patterns and cope better day to day.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Kimberly brings 37 years of experience working with emotional and life transition issues across a wide range of presentations.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Oklahoma; the LCPC credential is noted along with the LPC designation.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.