- Trauma informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Adolescents and adults
About Kimberley
Kimberley Slown is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience. She uses an approachable style and practical therapies to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and related concerns. She works with adolescents and adults and aims to create a space where people can talk openly without judgment.
She blends client-centered listening with goal-focused methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions often focus on clear steps to reduce distress, manage symptoms, and rebuild routines. Kimberley pays attention to how past attachment patterns affect current relationships and coping skills.
Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people through grief, addiction, and relationship strain. She also addresses issues such as sleep and eating difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and the challenges that can come with adoption, attachment, and blended families. The approach is practical and tailored to each person’s situation.
Kimberley draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance when those fit the goals. She helps people develop tools they can use between sessions. Her work is gradual and collaborative, with an emphasis on manageable changes.
Clients can expect straightforward language, a focus on workable strategies, and attention to the whole person. Kimberley practices in Tennessee as an LCSW and offers care in English. To start, complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule according to listed times.
She blends client-centered listening with goal-focused methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR when appropriate. Sessions often focus on clear steps to reduce distress, manage symptoms, and rebuild routines. Kimberley pays attention to how past attachment patterns affect current relationships and coping skills.
Her background includes long-term clinical work supporting people through grief, addiction, and relationship strain. She also addresses issues such as sleep and eating difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, and the challenges that can come with adoption, attachment, and blended families. The approach is practical and tailored to each person’s situation.
Kimberley draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance when those fit the goals. She helps people develop tools they can use between sessions. Her work is gradual and collaborative, with an emphasis on manageable changes.
Clients can expect straightforward language, a focus on workable strategies, and attention to the whole person. Kimberley practices in Tennessee as an LCSW and offers care in English. To start, complete the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule according to listed times.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work with this approach often looks at emotional habits and how to build more reliable ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change patterns that worsen mood or anxiety. EMDR is a structured approach used for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional intensity; in an online setting it is adapted to the session format and paced to the client’s needs.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust plans over time based on progress and preference.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing afternoon or early evening meetings, and supporting shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone work with a licensed professional who uses EMDR, CBT, and attachment work without changing daily routines, while still keeping sessions focused on practical coping and measurable steps.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kimberley address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and many related concerns including chronic pain and caregiver stress.
What is Kimberley’s therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using listening plus structured techniques like CBT and EMDR when helpful to meet each person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kimberley has 25 years of professional experience working in mental health settings with adolescents and adults.
Where is Kimberley licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW license in Tennessee and practices there; sessions are conducted in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to people within applicable jurisdictions where she is licensed.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific formats on file.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kimberley?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s listed availability.