Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
How Kimberly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Kerksiek is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 18 years of practice in Texas. She helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, relationship problems, addiction, trauma, grief, and changes in life.
She offers a direct, respectful approach that focuses on practical steps and clearer communication. Dr. Kerksiek favors a client-centered frame that listens first and adapts interventions to each person’s needs.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
Background and approach
For trauma-related work she uses EMDR to help people process upsetting memories when appropriate. Sessions are collaborative. The therapist works with each person to set goals and pick concrete skills to practice between meetings.
Expect a mix of talking, skill-building, and guided exercises tailored to the concern at hand. Dr. Kerksiek has worked in both independent practice and community settings.
Over nearly two decades she has supported people dealing with depression, bipolar mood challenges, substance use and recovery, intimacy and sexual concerns, and loss. Her background includes experience with blended family issues, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. People often come for help with communication problems, codependency, control issues, body image, and parenting stress.
She also helps those facing addiction, domestic violence recovery, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. Dr. Kerksiek aims to help clients build new coping tools and move toward the life they want.
What Kimberly works with
Everything Kimberly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kimberly's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Dr. Kerksiek commonly blends client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy means the session starts with listening to your priorities and building a plan around them. This helps when someone needs space to figure out goals and feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, anger, or low mood; it is useful when you want clear skills to try between sessions.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for trauma-related memories when that fits the work. EMDR involves guided attention and processing steps to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories and the reactions they trigger. The therapist will discuss whether EMDR is appropriate and how it might be integrated into online care.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to the client’s goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients often try a few techniques before settling on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging let you check in between sessions or use shorter, focused contact during a busy week. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Dr. Kerksiek address?
She supports people with stress, anger, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and grief among many other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and direct, listening first and then selecting practical tools to practice between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Dr. Kerksiek has 18 years of experience in independent practice and community settings working with individuals and couples on a wide range of issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are offered and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.