- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kimberly
Kimberly Rose is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 30 years of experience. She focuses on parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship struggles. Her tone is straightforward and practical, aimed at parents who need clear help and realistic strategies.
Kimberly takes a conversational, problem-solving approach. Sessions often start with what feels most urgent and move into small, doable steps. Parents learn communication tactics, coping tools for stress, and ways to manage sleep and mood so daily life feels more manageable.
Background and approach
Her background includes long work in family and youth engagement and child welfare policy and program development. That history informs her practical view of parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, and caregiver stress. She also brings experience supporting people through fertility, end-of-life, and hospice-related concerns.
Therapeutic methods include acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, client-centered listening, mindfulness, and skills from dialectical behavior work. These are used to help with grief and loss recovery, self-esteem, ADHD-related difficulties, and communication problems. Kimberly works with adults facing life transitions, parenting strain, and relationship conflict.
She offers ways to build emotional resilience and clearer family communication. Her style is steady, empathic, and focused on practical change.
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
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit parenting needs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and move toward meaningful actions. It is useful for anxiety, grief, and parenting stress when values and choices feel unclear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill-building. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will talk with each person about goals, daily challenges, and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. Sessions can include short home-practice tasks, communication skill work, or mindfulness exercises depending on what works best for the parent.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people fit therapy into a busy day with brief check-ins and written reflections. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around family life.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does Kimberly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, parenting strain, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical. She focuses on clear steps, communication skills, and coping tools suited to a parent's day-to-day life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience, including work in family and youth engagement and child welfare policy and program development.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LICSW credentials listed as RI LICSW and MA LICSW and practices from Massachusetts.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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