Kimberly Donihue, LMFT, LPC

Kimberly Donihue is a licensed therapist in Missouri who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving strain, body image and eating or sleeping problems. Kimberly works in English and Spanish and draws on 16 years of clinical experience to guide people through difficult life changes.

Her style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can use between meetings. She listens for patterns in relationships and for ways past experiences affect present reactions. The aim is to help people feel more steady and more able to face daily challenges.

Kimberly blends approaches rather than relying on a single method. She uses client-centered techniques to follow what each person brings to the room. She works with attachment ideas to map how close relationships shape emotions. Cognitive behavioral tools help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

She also uses elements from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and from emotionally-focused therapy to address connection and intimacy issues. These methods are applied with attention to multicultural concerns and life stage issues like aging or caregiver stress.

Kimberly holds licenses as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor. She combines practical skills training with an empathic stance to help people build momentum and cope more effectively over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. Online sessions using attachment ideas focus on patterns in relationships and help people try new ways of relating and feeling safer in connections. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors. In an online setting CBT often includes short practical exercises, thought records, and homework people can do between sessions to change how they think and act.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to match methods to the person’s concerns, goals, and preferences, and may combine techniques from several approaches as needs change. This collaborative planning helps set clear, realistic steps toward the client’s goals.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Some clients prefer fewer visual demands and use audio-focused sessions, while others choose full video for face-to-face interaction; check with the therapist about current session formats so you can pick what fits your routine best.