Kimberly Root, LMSW

Kimberly Root is an LMSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She focuses on practical supports for people navigating chronic illness, addiction concerns, trauma, and mood conditions. Kimberly approaches work with warmth and respect and aims to create a straightforward space for talking through what feels most urgent.

She uses clear, behavior-focused methods that help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of coping. Dialectical behavior ideas are used to build emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when feelings feel overwhelming. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help ground attention and reduce reactivity in daily life.

Kimberly adapts each plan to the person in front of her rather than relying on one fixed method. Sessions tend to be collaborative and interactive, with homework or small experiments to try between meetings. Progress is tracked in simple, measurable steps so people can notice change.

Her background includes nine years working as a psychotherapist and life coach in Michigan. That experience includes supporting people after physical trauma or emotional abuse and helping those coping with chronic pain, caregiver stress, and first responder issues.

People who prefer direct, skills-based work paired with compassionate listening may find her style useful. If you want practical tools to manage emotions and make clearer decisions about next steps, she offers a straightforward approach to get started.

How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness translate to online therapy

Kimberly commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy as a way to spot and test thoughts that lead to distress, then try small behavior changes to see what helps. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems.

Dialectical behavior therapy offers practical skill sets for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Those skills can be practiced in session and applied to overwhelming moments or relationship tensions.

Mindfulness therapy focuses on simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and increase awareness of daily habits. It pairs well with the other methods to help people feel steadier day to day.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on hectic days. They also let people practice skills in the settings where problems actually occur, which can speed learning and make new strategies feel more useful in everyday life.