About Kimberly
Kimberly Smiley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Florida with seven years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues that affect relationships and self-worth.
Background and approach
Kimberly aims to make the first steps into therapy as straightforward as possible so people can begin work without extra barriers. She uses clear, practical conversation to understand what matters most to each person.
Sessions are tailored to the individual's needs, not a one-size-fits-all plan. Kimberly listens for patterns in relationships, family history, and personal goals to shape short- and long-term work.
Her approach combines techniques that help change unhelpful thoughts, reframe personal stories, and find realistic next steps. That mix supports people working through grief, attachment or abandonment concerns, commitment worries, and problems at work or home.
Kimberly also assists with issues like forgiveness, infidelity, and midlife transitions. Clients can expect a respectful, sensitive tone and practical suggestions they can try between sessions.
She emphasizes skills people can use day to day to reduce anxiety and build confidence. The therapy plan is developed together, with attention to what the person finds most useful.
Sessions are available through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Kimberly helps people set goals and track progress while adjusting methods as needs change.
Taking that first step is noted as an important act of courage, and she works to make the process easier to begin.
Approaches and online therapy options
Kimberly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy as part of her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult experiences by re-authoring personal stories and finding new perspectives on identity and relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. Plans are adjusted as progress is tracked, and decisions about techniques are made together rather than assumed up front.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual connection, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can work well for quick check-ins or when typing is easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep continuity as life changes.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English