About Kimberly
Kimberly Merolla-Brito is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and many life changes. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people feel heard and move forward.
She keeps sessions interactive and practical. Kimberly listens closely and helps clients set clear, manageable goals. She emphasizes respect and sensitivity and avoids stigmatizing labels when talking about struggles.
Background and approach
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and existential ideas. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and reflect on values and meaning. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in sessions when they match a client's needs.
Kimberly offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She explains options so people can pick what fits their daily life and comfort level. Sessions are structured to use time efficiently and focus on practical steps.
People who come to her set the pace and direction of therapy. She helps them chart small changes, cope with setbacks, and build skills for longer-term challenges like sleep problems, parenting stress, or workplace strain. Kimberly practices in Rhode Island and conducts sessions in English.
To begin, someone would complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Her style is supportive and goal-oriented, with attention to each person's values and real-life demands.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship, helping clients feel understood and guiding them to set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and mood symptoms. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that can reduce stress and improve sleep and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, background, and daily life, then try methods that fit those needs. That collaborative process lets sessions be adapted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for practical flexibility. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Text and chat let people send messages between meetings or use brief real-time conversation, which can fit a busy schedule. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
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