About Kimberly
Kimberly Curtis is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with concentration concerns and attention challenges, including ADHD. Her tone is straightforward and supportive, aimed at making the first step feel possible for someone who is worried or unsure.
She keeps sessions practical and focused. Kimberly helps clients name current problems, set small goals, and try simple strategies between meetings.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct but kind, with attention to what feels doable in everyday life. Her practice emphasizes collaboration. She invites clients to share how they cope now, then tests new ways of managing stress, attention, or cravings together.
Progress is tracked in short, measurable steps so adjustments happen quickly when something isn’t working. Kimberly draws on five years of clinical experience working with common and overlapping concerns. She aims to lower daily overwhelm and build skills for better concentration and self-confidence.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. People can expect a blend of listening, practical planning, and follow-up between sessions. Kimberly encourages small experiments that fit a client's life, with regular check-ins about what helps and what needs changing.
Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life
Kimberly uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques that focus on real-life problems. One common approach she uses helps people learn concrete coping skills for stress and anxiety, teaching breathing, pacing, and step-by-step plans to reduce overwhelm. This often helps when feelings spike or daily tasks feel unmanageable.She also emphasizes skills for attention and task management to support people with concentration struggles and ADHD-related difficulties. Those techniques break tasks into smaller pieces, build routines, and try simple tools to improve focus and follow-through. These methods aim to make day-to-day demands feel more achievable.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kimberly works with each person to identify goals, test methods, and adjust plans based on what actually helps. She checks in regularly so the work stays focused on the client's priorities and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow a fuller conversation and nonverbal feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging lets clients share updates and get short, timely support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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