Profile / United States
Kimberly Rose, LICSW
Massachusetts
LICSW - anxiety and grief
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- ACT and DBT skills
- Parenting and loss
About Kimberly
Kimberly Rose is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 30 years of experience in social work and clinical practice in Massachusetts. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, parenting and related concerns. Kimberly also works with issues tied to relationships, trauma and loss, and supports people facing career or caregiving strain.
She uses straightforward, skills-based methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions often include practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and goal-focused exercises. Conversations are paced to suit what an individual can try between sessions.
Kimberly has a long background in family and youth engagement and child welfare policy. That work informs how she approaches blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and communication problems. She has particular experience supporting adolescents and young adults through transitions.
Recent practice emphasizes grief and loss recovery, including pet loss, and building coping skills for life’s uncertainties. She also helps people with parenting stress, compassion fatigue, midlife questions, and issues like gender dysphoria or first responder stress when those concerns arise.
Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills with client-centered conversation. The focus is on clear, manageable tools - breathing and grounding, thought records, behavior experiments, and short-term goal setting. These tools are used to reduce distress and increase day-to-day functioning.
People looking to start typically complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Costs vary by location and the practice uses a cancellable subscription model for ongoing sessions.
How Cognitive and Acceptance Approaches Work Online
Kimberly commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice patterns of thinking that increase worry or low mood. CBT sessions focus on concrete steps - tracking thoughts, testing small behavior changes, and measuring what helps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also used to help people clarify values and take committed actions even when unpleasant feelings remain.These methods are practical and skill-focused, which can translate well to an online setting. Kimberly approaches choice of technique collaboratively - she will work with clients to decide whether CBT exercises, ACT values work, or DBT skills practice fits best for current goals. The plan is revised as progress and preferences become clearer.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow focused check-ins between commitments. It also supports short skills practice or regular weekly sessions depending on what the client needs and what session types are available.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, parenting strain, relationship and family communication issues, trauma, and related problems listed in her profile.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions include practical exercises like thought records and behavior experiments.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of experience in social work, including family and youth engagement and child welfare policy and program development.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a LICSW with licenses in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and practices from Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and the practice accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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