About Kimberly
Kimberly Peltola is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She uses clear, direct conversation to help clients manage mood, relationships, and life changes. Sessions aim to be warm and interactive while staying focused on goals.
With ten years of experience, Kimberly draws on methods that help people change unhelpful patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Background and approach
She also brings mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity and build calm. Her style is client-centered, meaning the person’s experience guides the work. She listens without judgment and works with each person to set realistic steps.
Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when clients want help finding reasons to change and staying motivated. Kimberly has worked with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and issues around self-esteem and identity. She helps people cope with parenting stress, career transitions, sleep and eating problems, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions focus on building a strong working relationship first, then trying concrete strategies that fit daily life. People can expect practical tools, simple mindfulness exercises, and homework that feels doable. Kimberly practices in Connecticut and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thought and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on practical steps and experiments that can reduce symptoms and improve daily routines.She also works from a client-centered framework, which means sessions start with listening and understanding each person's priorities. This approach helps shape goals and keeps the work grounded in what matters most to the client.
Mindfulness practices are introduced to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Simple breathing and attention exercises are used to interrupt stress cycles and support sleep and emotional regulation.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will discuss options and try methods that fit a client's goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief coaching or check-ins into a busy day. These options make it possible to continue therapy while balancing work, family, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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