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Kimberly Tomlinson

Profile / United States

Kimberly Tomlinson, LMHC

Florida

LMHC in Florida - Anxiety and Relationship Focus

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  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Attachment-based work
  • Client-centered approach

About Kimberly

Kimberly Tomlinson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 20 years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports people dealing with sleep and eating concerns, low self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach is practical and goal-focused. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to test new ways of responding. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current patterns, and on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's priorities.

Sessions often include structured skill work. That can mean noticing thought patterns, trying behavioral experiments, and practicing emotion regulation strategies between meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be used when intense emotions or relationship patterns are central concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas can appear when the work centers on closeness and communication.

Kimberly can offer Christian-based counseling when that is requested. She sees adults and works with individuals and couples as noted in her original biography. She is based in Florida and conducts work in English, and she also accepts international clients.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Kimberly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing mood swings. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to examine how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and closeness issues, which can help with relationship conflict and intimacy struggles. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas to keep the work focused on the client's concerns and priorities, allowing the client to guide goals and pacing.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. That means experimenting with CBT exercises, relationship-focused tasks, or emotion regulation skills as needed and checking in about what helps.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or enabling sessions when keeping a camera off is preferred. Licensed professionals can adapt structured CBT tools and skill practice to remote sessions to keep progress practical and focused.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on?

She supports stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, parenting, ADHD, and related issues.

How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

She uses CBT to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions often include homework or experiments to try between meetings.

What is her background and experience?

She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of concerns including mood disorders, trauma, and relationship issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - practicing in Florida.

Which languages and international work are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Kimberly Tomlinson

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