Kimberly Donihue, LMFT, LPC
Compassionate, practical therapy for parenting and life challenges
Book with Kimberly- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LMFT, LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kimberly
Kimberly Donihue is a licensed mental health professional in Missouri with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, addiction concerns, and parenting struggles. She speaks English and Spanish and uses a warm, practical style in sessions.
Kimberly talks with clients about everyday pressures and life changes in plain language. She emphasizes building stronger attachment patterns and clearer communication. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to what each person needs right now.
Background and approach
Her work draws on several approaches that guide the sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas shape conversations about relationships and intimacy. Over a 16-year career Kimberly has addressed issues ranging from attention differences and sleep problems to chronic illness and caregiver stress. She also helps people facing commitment fears, codependency, and body image concerns.
She aims to make goals concrete and skills usable between sessions. People meet her for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. She uses a straightforward matching and scheduling process so people can begin in a way that fits their life.
The emphasis is on practical steps and steady progress.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-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 therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding patterns of connection and safety in relationships. In practice this means looking at how past bonds affect current reactions and helping people try new ways of relating that feel more supported.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions break concerns into manageable steps and teach skills to change thinking, cope with anxiety, improve sleep, or handle mood swings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will help you decide which methods fit your goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as you learn what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical ways to make care fit your life. Video calls let you use visual cues when discussing relationships or demonstrating skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, short skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions.
These remote formats aim to make evidence-informed approaches like attachment work and CBT accessible without rearranging your whole schedule. Licensed professionals tailor techniques to each format so sessions stay focused and useful.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She uses plain language and focuses on concrete strategies you can use between sessions.
What is her clinical background?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns, including caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency.
What credentials and location are listed?
Kimberly holds LMFT and LPC credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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