Therapist profile
Kimberly "Kim" Ivester, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
Continue with KimberlyAbout
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Kimberly
Kimberly "Kim" Ivester is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 24 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are juggling stress at home, caring responsibilities, relationship strain, mood problems, and parenting pressures. Sessions focus on everyday problems such as anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Kim uses a mix of approaches to help people untangle what is getting in the way. She talks through how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect and looks at patterns that keep problems repeating. Practical steps and short-term strategies are used alongside deeper discussion of past experiences when that helps.
Her work often covers family-related issues and parenting strain, including communication problems, caregiver stress, divorce and separation concerns, and long-standing attachment or abandonment worries. She also addresses intimacy concerns, body image, eating and sleeping difficulties, and substance use questions.
Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Kim draws from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies to create a plan with each person. The emphasis is on clear, manageable steps people can try between sessions.
People who reach out can expect a direct, respectful approach and practical tools for managing daily life. Kim aims to help clients build skills for handling anger, improving communication, managing ADHD symptoms, and finding better balance between work, caregiving, and personal needs.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard. It helps when someone needs practical support and steady, respectful conversation about home and caregiving pressures. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers simple exercises to try between meetings; it is helpful for anxiety, mood, and parenting stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches brief attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve focus, which can help with sleep, anger, and managing ADHD symptoms.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked for you before recommending techniques. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from quieter surroundings or during a break at work. Licensed professionals can use these options to keep continuity of care and maintain regular weekly or biweekly appointments that fit around parenting and caregiving responsibilities.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with related to home life?
She helps with stress, parenting strain, family problems, communication issues, and separation or divorce concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She works in a conversational, goal-focused way combining client-centered, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused methods.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She has 24 years of experience working as a counselor in community and school settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she provide?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify particular session formats.
How are costs handled for her sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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