Works with
How Kimberly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kimberly
Kimberly Ragas-Matalamaki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who helps people facing stress, anger, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She focuses on adults from early adulthood through older adulthood, aiming to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak honestly and begin to make changes. Her approach is practical and goal-oriented.
Sessions often start with listening to what matters most and setting small, clear goals. She uses techniques that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Clients leave with tools they can use between sessions. Kimberly has eight years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on each person’s values and pace.
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set achievable next steps. In therapy with her, people can expect punctual sessions and straightforward feedback about progress. She helps clients track change, discuss results, and adjust plans when needed.
The aim is steady improvement and more effective daily functioning. Her practice supports those dealing with relationship strains, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. Kimberly encourages people to reach out and begin work toward clearer goals and healthier routines.
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
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following each person's lead. Online sessions let Kimberly hear what matters most to the client and adapt pacing and topics to their needs. This approach helps people feel understood and supported while they set personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches people to notice thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood and to try different behaviors. Through video calls or messaging, she can guide practical exercises and homework that target those patterns and measure small changes over time.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on specific, short-term goals and next steps. In online sessions, this is useful for setting quick, achievable tasks and checking progress between meetings using text or brief calls.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is tracked and needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text-based messaging helps keep momentum between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to use the tools learned in real time.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, anger, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career changes, and coping with life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable goals and teaches coping strategies to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures in Louisiana.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.