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Kimberly Baptiste, LMFT
Florida
LMFT - Relationships and Trauma
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- Imago tools
- Motivational interviewing
About Kimberly
Kimberly Baptiste is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 13 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. She also works with people navigating adoption and foster care, infidelity, jealousy, and young adult issues.
Kimberly uses clear, practical methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other structured approaches to make small changes that can reduce distress. Sessions include looking at thoughts, testing new behaviors, and planning steps to handle hard moments.
Her background includes long-term work with diverse clients in Florida. That experience informs how she addresses relationship strain and recovery after traumatic experiences. She pays attention to cultural and life-stage factors that affect stress and coping.
In therapy she combines goal-focused techniques with conversation about values and priorities. Motivational Interviewing is part of this work when people want help finding reasons to change and building manageable plans. Solution-Focused techniques are used to map practical next steps and notice what already helps.
People who come for relationship concerns may also use Imago Relationship Therapy tools to improve communication and understanding between partners. Kimberly supports clients who want hands-on strategies and clear steps to try between sessions.
To get started, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Session cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How CBT and focused methods are used in online sessions
Kimberly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients recognize patterns of thinking that increase stress or anxiety, then practices alternative responses and behavior experiments. Imago Relationship Therapy is used when relationship communication and understanding are the main concerns, offering structured dialogue exercises to improve listening and expression.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each client to decide whether CBT, Imago tools, Motivational Interviewing, or Solution-Focused steps fit best. She checks goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before, then adjusts the plan as needed.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorter check-ins can be scheduled during a lunch break, and sessions without video may be useful when bandwidth is limited. These practical options help people keep consistent appointments and try strategies between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue, plus related topics like adoption and foster care and young adult issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, test alternatives, and practice new responses. The approach is practical and focuses on steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of clinical experience working with diverse clients and relationship concerns. Much of her work has focused on trauma recovery and young adult transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (FL LMFT) based in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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