Therapist profile
Kimberly Smiley, LMFT
LMFT - Relationships and Family Concerns
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- CBT methods
- Narrative therapy
- Solution-focused approach
About Kimberly
Kimberly Smiley is a Florida-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family concerns, grief, low self-esteem, and effects of trauma and abuse. She also focuses on issues like attachment and abandonment, communication problems, divorce and separation, and life direction challenges.
Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on what is happening in daily life and on small changes that can make routines easier. She uses well-known methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help people reframe patterns and test new behaviors.
When people bring family problems, she attends to the patterns that connect relatives across time. For relationship concerns she looks at communication, commitment questions, and repair after breaches like infidelity. For grief or midlife shifts she helps people name what’s lost and find next steps that feel manageable.
Smiley aims to adapt sessions to each person’s situation. That can mean short problem-solving steps, revisiting difficult memories at a steady pace, or working on clearer communication. She frames goals in everyday terms so progress is easy to notice.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Kimberly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and helps people test small changes to reduce anxiety, manage stress, or shift unhelpful habits. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships, and helps reframe those stories so choices feel clearer and less stuck.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with clients to decide whether CBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused steps, or systemic ideas suit their goals. That choice is informed by the client’s situation, what they want to change, and how they prefer to work in sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter focused check-ins during a break, and reduce travel time. Therapists can adapt exercises and homework for phone or video sessions, and they usually discuss which modes work best during the first meeting.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or relationship issues does she help with?
She works with adults on relationship strain, family problems, communication issues, divorce and separation, and challenges related to attachment or abandonment.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, conversational work and evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy to address patterns and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience as an LMFT practicing in Florida.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds an FL LMFT credential and practices from Florida.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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