- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Austin is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She practices in Mississippi and focuses on concerns around relationships, family dynamics, intimacy, and parenting.
She aims to offer calm, practical support for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental. She creates space for people to talk about difficult feelings and confusing situations.
Sessions focus on clear steps and honest conversation rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Over 20 years she has worked with a wide range of issues tied to identity, intimacy, and close relationships. That includes concerns related to LGBT experiences, blended family challenges, fatherhood, fertility, and problems that come from family of origin patterns. She also addresses topics like commitment worries, infidelity, and sexual concerns, including kink and alternative sex cultures.
Dr. Austin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people understand patterns, try new ways of interacting, and make realistic changes. Work in sessions can include practical communication exercises, planning for difficult conversations, and developing strategies to manage stress around parenting or relationship transitions.
She welcomes people who want a direct, compassionate guide while they navigate change. The aim is to leave sessions with clearer next steps and tools to practice between meetings. Services are offered in English and available to international clients when scheduling permits.
What Kimberly works with
Everything Kimberly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kimberly helps people with.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches and online options for relationship and parenting work
Dr. Austin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that aim to change unhelpful patterns and improve communication. One common approach focuses on identifying interaction patterns that cause repeating conflict and then practicing small communication changes to alter those cycles. This helps with relationship strain, blended family tensions, and recurring arguments.Another frequent approach involves skill-building for parenting and intimacy. That includes teaching clear ways to ask for needs, set boundaries, and plan for difficult conversations. These techniques are useful when managing transitions like new parenting roles, fertility concerns, or navigating intimacy differences.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation when discussing sensitive topics, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat offer flexible check-ins or shorter supports between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work across locations and schedules.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What issues does she help with?
She supports people dealing with relationship strains, family conflict, intimacy concerns, and parenting challenges. She also addresses topics such as LGBT-related issues, infidelity, and sexual matters including kink and alternative sex culture.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct and nonjudgmental with an emphasis on practical steps. Sessions typically focus on clearer communication, problem solving, and skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family concerns. That background informs a steady, experienced approach to common parenting and intimacy issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LPC, indicating a licensed professional counselor, and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
More therapists for parents in Mississippi
All in Mississippi
Teresa Adams
LPC
Mississippi 16 years in practice
Trusted relationship and parenting counselor
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Family
Rachel Stuart
LPC
Mississippi 10 years in practice
Compassionate counselor focused on practical change
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship
- Grief
Mississippi 16 years in practice
Practical, direct counseling for real-life parenting concerns
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship