Kimberly Washington
Compassionate LCSW guiding healing and resilience
LCSW Texas
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kimberly
Kimberly Washington is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience helping people navigate emotional pain and life transitions.
Background and approach
She trained in clinical social work at the University of Chicago and has worked across substance abuse treatment, transitional living programs, child welfare systems, and independent practice. Her background includes individual and group counseling in outpatient and agency settings and work with court-mandated clients and parent education programs.
Kimberly emphasizes a compassionate, client-centered stance that encourages honest conversation about hurts, grief, and patterns that undermine wellbeing. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside psychodynamic and narrative-informed techniques to address limiting beliefs, relationship wounds, and behaviors linked to substance use or persistent anger.
Her practice focuses on practical strategies and reflective exploration so clients can reduce distress, rebuild self-worth, and move forward. People seek her help for addictions, intimacy and relationship concerns, self-esteem struggles, grief, family issues, career stress, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
Kimberly aims to create a supportive space for processing painful experiences and developing clearer, more hopeful paths ahead.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that adapt to your life
Client-centered therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship that helps people explore feelings and values in their own words; it supports healing from grief, relational pain, and low self-worth by prioritizing empathy and the client’s perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, anger, addictive patterns, and stress related to life changes. Narrative therapy helps people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, which can be especially useful for addressing identity wounds and the impact of past hurts.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist partners with clients to choose and adapt methods based on individual needs, goals, and preferences, combining structured skill-building with reflective dialogue when that best serves the person. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can engage in care from varied locations and schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of support and to choose formats that fit comfort levels, communication styles, and day-to-day life.
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Experience
21+ years
Licensed
Texas, Indiana
Languages
English