Kimberly Birrell , LMSW

Kimberly Birrell is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with 30 years of licensed counseling experience. She has spent the past ten years working extensively with combat military, and has developed a focused expertise in trauma care while continuing to support people facing anger, depression, grief and loss, anxiety, addiction, lifespan transitions, couples therapy, and generational trauma.

Her approach centers on tailoring treatment plans to each person’s unique history and needs, combining evidence-based therapeutic techniques with practical coping strategies. Kimberly draws on decades of clinical practice to help clients build coping skills, process difficult experiences, and navigate relationship and family concerns. She also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, stress, self-esteem, parenting challenges, and mood disorders including bipolar disorder and depression.

Kimberly values collaborative work and respects the courage it takes to pursue a more satisfying and balanced life. As an LMSW - a Licensed Master Social Worker - she brings professional social work training and long-standing clinical experience to support and empower those seeking change.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to trauma and its effects. Trauma-focused work involves helping individuals process distressing experiences, reduce symptoms related to past harms, and rebuild a sense of safety and agency. Skills-based interventions help clients develop practical tools for managing anxiety, stress, anger, and cravings by teaching coping strategies, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills.

She also emphasizes relational and family-focused work that examines patterns in communication, attachment, and intimacy to strengthen partnerships and family functioning. These approaches aim to improve interactional dynamics and support healing across interpersonal relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kimberly collaborates with each person to identify goals, assess needs, and select techniques that fit their preferences and circumstances, adjusting plans as progress is made. Licensed professionals and therapists work together with clients to determine what will be most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, provide more ways to stay connected between appointments, and increase accessibility for people who cannot attend in-person meetings.