About Kimberly
Kimberly Rakiec is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, low mood, and life transitions. She offers straightforward, compassionate support and practical tools to help people manage symptoms and move toward clearer goals. Kimberly writes in plain terms and focuses on what’s happening now to help clients feel more able to cope and plan next steps.
She begins by listening to a person’s current situation and how they see the world.
Background and approach
If someone is unsure what to call their struggles, she helps name them and makes a plan together. Sessions blend problem-solving with skill building so people leave with concrete steps they can try between meetings. Kimberly uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to guide work on thoughts, behaviors, values, and coping skills.
She frames therapy as collaborative, asking for regular feedback so sessions stay focused on the client’s goals. Her background includes seven years of clinical experience supporting people through anxiety, depression, trauma-related concerns, panic, sleep issues, workplace stress, and relationship problems. She also addresses related challenges like caregiver stress, loneliness, and life-purpose questions.
In the first session she reviews what’s going on and what the person hopes to change. If the fit isn’t right, she will help find another option. Kimberly practices in California as an LPCC and holds experience across a range of life challenges and symptom types.
How Kimberly’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling stuck when life changes make priorities unclear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms like panic, social anxiety, and sleep disruption. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental conversation where the person sets the pace and goals while the therapist offers empathy and reflection.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Kimberly will talk through goals, past attempts, and preferences to decide which methods to emphasize. She adjusts techniques as progress is made so work stays practical and aligned with what the person wants to achieve.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation when time and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when video isn’t convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone needs a quick supportive touch between sessions. These formats make scheduling more flexible and can help fit therapy into busy work, caregiving, or travel routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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