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Kimberly Nixon

Practical, compassionate therapy for life transitions

LCSW Florida

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Kimberly

Kimberly Nixon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on a strengths-focused, nurturing attitude to help clients build practical coping strategies, improve self-esteem, and manage mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms. Kimberly addresses difficulties related to relationships, intimacy, addictions, parenting, sleep and eating problems, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.

Her work blends evidence-informed techniques with a client-centered stance to promote insight and sustainable progress. Kimberly often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to identify unhelpful patterns, reframe thinking, and develop action-oriented plans.

She creates time to recognize accomplishments, offer a space to process painful experiences like loss or trauma, and guide clients toward clearer goals for change. Clients can expect collaborative treatment that emphasizes practical tools and long-term maintenance of gains.

Kimberly hopes to help people feel more in control of their lives by aligning therapy with each person’s values and priorities, and she welcomes motivated individuals ready to explore change and growth.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Access



Kimberly often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. She also employs Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting, empathetic space where clients lead the pace of their own healing and build self-understanding. Mindfulness Therapy is integrated when helpful to develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to difficult emotions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use different communication styles for skills practice and check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kimberly work with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem challenges, coping with life changes, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is nurturing and strengths-based, combining collaborative goal setting with practical strategies to build coping skills and insight.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Kimberly has 20 years of experience as a social work clinician helping clients through a range of life stressors and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with licence number FL LCSW SW20018 and practices from that state.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for them.
How are fees and payment handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English