Dr. Kimberley Dockery, LMFT
Practical guidance for stressed and parenting adults
Book with Kimberley- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Kimberley
Dr. Kimberley Dockery helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by parenting, stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in Oregon and brings ten years of clinical experience.
Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making next steps simple and clear. She focuses on what matters to each person and starts by learning their story. Sessions look at how thoughts, emotions, relationships, and everyday routines connect to current struggles.
Background and approach
Dr. Dockery works with people coping with chronic illness, postpartum concerns, career strain, and difficulties with sleep or anger. Her approach blends practical strategies with attention to values and feeling.
She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to shift unhelpful thinking patterns and uses acceptance-based and mindfulness tools to reduce reactivity. Emotion-focused techniques help address painful relationship and intimacy issues. Dr.
Dockery prioritizes collaboration and small, realistic goals. She helps people narrow their focus, try manageable changes, and reconnect with what they care about. Many clients appreciate having concrete steps to practice between sessions.
She also supports people facing multicultural concerns, caregiver stress, cancer-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and may include a mix of talk, skills practice, and reflective work to fit each person's needs.
What Kimberley works with
Everything Kimberley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kimberley helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Kimberley lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. It uses simple exercises to notice thoughts and commit to meaningful actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to change behavior and mood. It often includes homework exercises and structured practice between sessions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and building a trusting connection so people feel understood and can find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the person's life and adjust them over time based on what works.
Online sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, short chat sessions are handy for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing coaching-style work. These options make it easier to keep progress going even with busy days, caregiving demands, or travel.
Questions people ask about Kimberley
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related life changes and caregiving stresses.
What is the therapeutic style and approach?
The approach is collaborative and practical, using acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and emotion-focused work to set clear, manageable goals.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has ten years of experience, including work as a medical family therapist and with people facing chronic illness and adjustment concerns.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
The clinician is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing in Oregon and holds LMFT registrations in OR and WA as noted.
Are sessions offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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