Kimberly Lackey, LCMHC

Kimberly Lackey is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 25 years of professional experience. She helps people handle stress and anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, and grief and loss. She also supports work on motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. Kimberly frames clients as the experts on their own stories and builds on existing strengths.

She uses straightforward talk and practical steps in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach, focusing on noticing unhelpful thoughts and shifting habits that get in the way. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective and solution-focused techniques that aim at clear, achievable goals.

Sessions tend to focus on concrete strategies and short-term problem solving when that is helpful. For people facing life transitions or workplace stress, she emphasizes actions you can try between meetings. For grief and LGBT-related concerns she balances listening with practical coping tools.

Kimberly encourages people to name specific, real-world goals, such as managing panic symptoms, improving self-confidence at work, or finding steady routines. She often breaks larger problems into smaller steps so progress is easier to notice.

The initial meeting looks at current challenges and what clients want to change. From there, she and the client choose approaches and homework that fit the person’s daily life. Kimberly asks questions, offers skills from CBT and solution-focused work, and follows the client’s lead as goals evolve.

How Kimberly uses CBT and related approaches online