- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Kimberly
Kimberly Ennis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. Kimberly speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable for busy parents.
She uses therapy methods that help people change unhelpful habits and handle painful memories. Sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts, build coping skills, and try new actions at home.
Background and approach
These are straightforward steps people can use between meetings. Kimberly pays attention to each person's background and daily life. That means looking at culture, caregiving roles, and practical pressures that affect mood and behavior.
She helps people sort through role strain, communication problems, and situations that make parenting harder. Her work draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral methods, mindfulness, and acceptance-based techniques. For trauma-related concerns she also uses EMDR and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when appropriate.
She explains each option and helps people pick what fits their needs. Kimberly practices in North Carolina and works with adults facing a wide range of life challenges. Her goal is to help people build clearer routines, reduce distressing symptoms, and find more effective ways to meet daily demands.
She emphasizes simple, doable strategies parents can use right away.
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
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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.
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then commit to actions that match personal values. It can help parents choose meaningful responses instead of reacting out of stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and build new habits. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and behavior that gets in the way of daily life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories so they feel less overwhelming; it can be a tool when past events affect current parenting or relationships.Finding the right approach is something a therapist and client decide together. Kimberly will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to pick methods that fit each person's needs and pace.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you work face to face from another room, phone can be lower bandwidth and easier during a busy day, and chat or messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins or when typing feels simpler. These options make it easier to fit therapy into parenting schedules and day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly often address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, anger, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and divorce-related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-focused. She blends acceptance, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral ideas, and skills-based work so sessions stay practical and goal-oriented.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That background includes working with a wide range of concerns and life circumstances.
Where is Kimberly licensed to practice?
She holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in North Carolina. Sessions are offered to people located in that jurisdiction.
In what languages are sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
To get started select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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