Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
How Kimberly works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kimberly
Kimberly Portanova is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of practice in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger. She aims to guide clients toward clearer goals and more balanced day-to-day life.
Kimberly frames therapy as a collaborative process. She believes people know their own stories and brings support to help them discover strengths again. Sessions are practical and grounded, with attention to small changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
She has experience addressing parenting challenges and communication problems, and has led anger management groups in the past. Those experiences inform how she structures sessions and teaches coping skills for moments of crisis or intense emotion. Her work also touches on mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and issues many women face.
In conversation she focuses on realistic steps clients can try between sessions and ways to measure progress that feel useful to each person. Kimberly describes her role as a guide rather than an authority. She helps clients set the direction and removes barriers along the way.
Reaching out is framed as a courageous first step toward a more manageable and satisfying life.
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.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional understanding. One common approach is skills-based therapy that teaches concrete tools for managing strong emotions, such as breathing, grounding, and behavior changes to reduce reactivity. This can help with anger, anxiety, and sudden stress.Another useful method is trauma-informed work that helps people make sense of past hurt and its impact on current life. This approach focuses on pacing, safety, and building coping strategies so past events feel less disruptive to daily functioning.
Finding the right style is part of the work. Kimberly approaches therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She aims to adjust techniques over time based on what is working and what is not.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when they want a fuller connection. Phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit during a work break. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between scheduled meetings.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and anger. Additional focus areas include communication problems, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She works with clients to identify strengths and set small, achievable steps toward their goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with clients in various settings and has led anger management groups in the past.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.