- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Blended family issues
About Kimberly
Kimberly Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with 25 years of experience. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, including blended family issues and related concerns.
Kimberly uses straightforward talk and practical skills in sessions. She aims to help people learn tools to manage difficult feelings and daily demands. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what steps feel doable next.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain, and major life transitions. She draws on methods that structure thinking, build skills, and set short-term goals. Those methods are used to address communication problems, commitment and codependency concerns, attachment and abandonment worries, and body-image or identity stressors.
Sessions typically look at patterns that keep problems repeating and then try different behaviors to change them. Kimberly also works with those coping with grief, cancer, aging and geriatric issues, chronic pain, and co-morbidity. The focus is on concrete coping strategies and step-by-step problem solving.
People who choose her often want practical tools and a steady clinician to talk things through while they try new approaches. Prospective clients are asked to confirm current session options before booking and to use the site process to complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first meeting.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Kimberly uses practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing thoughts and behaviors and on building skills for everyday life. Cognitive behavioral approaches help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Solution-focused techniques look for small, concrete steps that move a problem forward and are useful for decision points like stepparent roles or co-parenting choices.Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try an approach for a few sessions, and adjust based on what feels useful. Clients are invited to give feedback and shape the work as they go.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins between in-person obligations. It also makes it simpler to schedule sessions during lunch breaks or evenings and to keep momentum when life gets hectic.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses evidence-based techniques that teach skills and set short-term goals. Sessions emphasize practical strategies, clearer communication, and behavior changes you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. That experience includes work with chronic illness, grief, and major life transitions.
What is her credential and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential in that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided through the site process.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.