About Kimberly
Kimberly Neal is a licensed professional counselor with nearly two decades of experience in mental health care. She practices in Florida and holds credentials as an LPC and as an LCMHC. Kimberly offers straightforward, practical support for people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn down by stress and anxiety.
Her approach blends psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic ideas into a trauma-informed way of working. Sessions focus on what is happening now while also looking at patterns that developed over time.
Background and approach
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, motivational interviewing, and behavioral activation to help people change unhelpful habits and build coping skills. Kimberly teaches practical skills such as mindfulness, relaxation exercises, role-playing for difficult conversations, and reality testing when psychotic symptoms are present. She also emphasizes lifestyle factors like play, exercise, and nutrition as part of long-term self-care.
These tools are offered alongside person-centered listening so each plan fits the individual. Her clinical experience includes supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, OCD, ADHD, oppositional behaviors, and substance use or dual-diagnosis. She has worked with a wide range of people across different settings, including corrections and child-welfare contexts.
The focus in sessions is on building practical coping strategies, increasing self-understanding, and working toward goals like acceptance, behavior change, or letting go of burdens that block daily life. Kimberly aims to create a calm, clear space where clients can take steady steps forward.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many of the techniques Kimberly uses are straightforward to apply in remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems active and on practicing new responses; it helps with anxiety, depression, and unwanted habits. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to explore a person's own reasons for change and to build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or starting healthier routines. A trauma-informed, person-centered stance emphasizes safety, pacing, and respect for the client's story while introducing coping skills like relaxation and grounding.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist and client will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust methods as goals and needs evolve. Kimberly aims to match techniques to the person's situation rather than insisting on a single method.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. That said, online therapy can make fitting care into a busy life easier - sessions may be quicker to reach, allow people to join from different locations, and remove travel time so therapy can be scheduled around work, school, or caregiving. Some approaches, such as role-playing or guided relaxation, translate well to virtual conversations, while brief phone check-ins can work when bandwidth or video is difficult. Licensed professionals can help pick the format and pace that best fit daily routines and therapeutic goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Georgia, North Carolina
- Languages
- English