Kimberly Corts, LCSW

Kimberly Corts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience supporting adults through stressful and changing life situations. She focuses on practical help for grief, caregiver stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges tied to aging and health. Kimberly offers short-term work aimed at building skills and solving immediate problems. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing tools with the life experience and values each person brings. When requested, she can include Christian perspectives, though that is not her standard approach. Kimberly emphasizes concrete skills people can practice between sessions. She often helps clients break problems into manageable steps and develop coping routines that fit daily life. Sessions are aimed at helping people feel more steady and able to handle stressors. Respect and a nonjudgmental attitude guide her work. She describes herself as calm, approachable, and willing to use humor when it helps. Clients can expect encouragement along with gentle challenges to try new ways of coping. Her background includes long-term social work experience with caregiving issues, geriatric concerns, and life transitions. Kimberly currently focuses on short-term therapy lasting roughly three to six months to teach skills and reach specific goals.

How Kimberly uses therapy methods online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions aligned with their values. It is useful for anxiety, life changes, and finding purpose when health or caregiving roles shift.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and building practical coping skills.

Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm during stressful moments, which can help with chronic pain and caregiver overwhelm.

Choosing an approach is a team effort. Kimberly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide whether ACT, CBT, mindfulness, or a mix best fits the current need and time-limited plan.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking. The practical benefits of remote sessions include easier fitting of appointments into busy days, shorter check-ins when needed, and lower travel time. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged to suit work, caregiving responsibilities, and daily routines.