Kimberly "Kim" Ivester, LPC
Calm, practical therapy for parenting and life stress
Book with Kimberly- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kimberly
Kimberly "Kim" Ivester is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, parenting strain, relationship concerns, depression, and life transitions. She brings a calm, respectful manner to sessions and aims to make hard conversations easier to have. Kim writes plainly and listens carefully so parents and individuals feel heard and understood.
With 24 years of experience, Kim draws on several therapy styles to fit each person's needs.
Background and approach
She blends client-centered listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and insight from psychodynamic work. That mix helps people see how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and then try small, manageable changes. Parents often come for help with sleep problems, eating concerns, anger, or managing career and caregiving stress.
Kim also supports people facing addiction, trauma or grief and those coping with attention challenges or bipolar mood patterns. She offers a nonjudgmental space to sort through overwhelm and find next steps. In sessions she focuses on clear, doable strategies and gentle exploration of deeper patterns when needed.
Treatment plans are tailored to each person's goals and preferences. Kim encourages practical actions, steady progress, and realistic expectations. To begin, she asks about current challenges and priorities, then together they map a plan that fits daily life.
Her aim is to help people build skills they can use outside sessions and feel more capable over time.
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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Approaches that fit online parenting and life concerns
Kim uses client-centered therapy to make sessions feel conversational and focused on each person's priorities; this approach emphasizes listening and following what matters most to the client. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, appears in her work as a practical method for identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.Finding the right approach is part of therapy, and Kim treats it as a collaborative process. She will discuss options, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps you meet your goals and fits your daily life. Decisions about pace and focus are made together so the work matches needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility for busy parents and working adults. Video calls let you have face-to-face conversation while staying in your home or workplace. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and follow-up between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a week and keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kim typically address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship issues, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, and related problems such as sleep or eating concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and engaging with a focus on listening, respect, and practical steps. Sessions mix reflective conversation with concrete skills to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Kim has 24 years of experience working as a therapist in community and school settings, supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kim offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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