Kimberly Garrett, LCSW

Kimberly Garrett is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with life changes and issues like isolation, caregiver strain, and chronic illness. Her tone is practical and respectful, and she treats each person as the expert on their own story.

With 14 years of experience, Kimberly draws on a range of approaches to match a person's needs. She listens for strengths and patterns, then works with clients to set clear, achievable goals. Sessions focus on building skills for day-to-day coping and on practical steps clients can try between meetings.

Kimberly pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes experience. She aims to make space for each person's identity and history when talking through challenges such as family-of-origin wounds, immigration stress, or attachment concerns. Expect conversations that connect past experiences to current patterns.

Her work often includes techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help manage anxious thoughts and low mood. She also uses client-centered and solution-focused methods to explore motivation and decision points. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change.

People come to Kimberly for help with communication problems, commitment worries, body image, guilt or shame, and coping after disasters or major losses. The focus is on practical tools, clearer thinking, and steady progress toward what matters most to the client.

How Kimberly’s approaches translate to online work

Kimberly uses client-centered work to focus conversations on what matters most to the person. This approach centers the client's goals and preferences and shapes each session around their priorities. It is useful for addressing self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions.

She also draws from cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT involves noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety and depression. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside CBT to teach simple attention and grounding skills that reduce reactivity and improve calmness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs and goals. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one method will suit everyone.

Confirm the current online session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when life feels hectic. Different approaches can be practiced between meetings and adapted to everyday routines to support steady progress.