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Kimberly Tomlinson

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Kimberly Tomlinson, LMHC

Florida

Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Parenting

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About

  • Attachment-based work
  • CBT and DBT skills
  • Christian based option

About Kimberly

Kimberly Tomlinson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. She also supports people coping with parenting stress, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating issues, and the aftereffects of trauma and abuse.

She describes a practical, person-focused style. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented. She offers Christian-based counseling when requested and works with issues related to LGBT identity, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Kimberly draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and emotionally-focused therapy. That range lets her shift between looking at current thinking and behavior, and how emotional patterns play out in close relationships.

In sessions she talks through triggers and patterns, practices coping skills, and helps clients try new ways of responding. She also addresses practical problems like sleep, eating, caregiver stress, and career pressures.

Her background includes long-term clinical work across a broad range of diagnoses and life challenges. People contact her for help with blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and attachment-related struggles. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape current relationship patterns. It helps people notice how they react to closeness and distance and then try different ways of connecting in relationships.

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment. The therapist listens without directing and supports people as they name priorities and decide next steps.

Kimberly will collaborate with each client to determine which approach fits best. She discusses goals, past experiences, and preferences, and then adapts methods as sessions progress. Finding the right mix of skills training and relational exploration is part of the work together.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats she uses, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when days are busy. Several therapeutic techniques translate well to remote work, including cognitive behavioral exercises, dialectical behavior skill practice, and emotionally-focused conversation about relationship patterns.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and related issues listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and goal-oriented, mixing practical skill-building with attention to emotional patterns in relationships.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health and relational concerns.

What credential and location does she hold?

She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model 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.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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Kimberly Tomlinson

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