About Kimberley
Kimberley VanHaitsma is a licensed master social worker who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and everyday stress. She uses straightforward talk and practical steps so clients can get relief and move forward. Kim writes simply and listens closely to what matters to each person.
She trained as a social worker after an earlier nursing career and brings a mix of health and counseling experience to sessions. That background shaped her work with people facing chronic illness and age-related concerns.
Background and approach
She also spent years in crisis counseling, where safety planning and quick problem solving were central. In recent years Kim has supervised limited license social workers as they prepared for full licensure. That role sharpened her coaching and feedback skills, and it keeps her approach collaborative and educational.
She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping skills and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness and client-centered techniques are also part of her practice, along with motivational interviewing to help people clarify goals and stay motivated. She often focuses on boundaries, self-care, and compassion fatigue for caregivers and professionals.
Kim is experienced supporting people dealing with grief, relationship strain, career stress, and ADHD-related concerns. Kim works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client.
How practical approaches meet online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's lead to build trust and identify what matters most. It helps people feel heard and guides decisions about goals and next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches skills to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthier ways to relate that are useful when overwhelming feelings get in the way of living.Choosing the right approach is a joint effort. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. That collaborative process may mix strategies so sessions stay useful and focused on real-life results.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to receive care. Video calls let people read facial cues and work through skills live. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, written skill practice, and ongoing accountability between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health routines while using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Visually impaired
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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