Kimberlee Thomas , LPC

Kimberlee Thomas is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 31 years of experience helping people reframe their thinking and improve how they experience life. She listens attentively and makes time to ensure each person feels heard, bringing a pragmatic, strengths-based approach to therapy. Her work spans clients aged 2 through 103 and includes a wide range of concerns such as trauma, depression and anxiety, relationship and marital issues, parenting across generations, severe mental illness, substance use, medical and sexual concerns, aging and end-of-life care, and grief and loss. Over the past six years she has taken particular interest in recovery from narcissistic abuse and has studied and applied targeted treatment methods to support healing.

Her clinical background includes individual and group counseling across many settings - office environments, group homes, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric units, community mental health programs, Native American health services, foster care families, employee assistance programs, and work with federal probation and parole and drug and alcohol services. She also has four years of online counseling experience. Kimberlee holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a developmental emphasis and a minor in sociology, and an Associate of Science in Psychology.

Kimberlee’s practice is holistic and focused on the here and now, while recognizing how past experiences and future hopes shape present functioning. She teaches practical skills such as mindfulness, deep breathing, and meditation and encourages use of personal spirituality, social supports, thought work, and health goals. Her therapeutic toolbox includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, Rational Emotive techniques, transactional analysis, EMDR, and standardized inventories, applied in ways that support clients’ goals. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and building toward clear, attainable objectives. She aims for each meeting to leave clients with a sense of progress, and she welcomes feedback about the work. She is available 7:45am-4:15pm CDT, Monday through Friday.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Kimberlee Thomas integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) alongside EMDR to address a wide range of concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore their values and choices while the therapist supports self-directed growth. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve problem-solving skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help process traumatic memories and reduce the emotional intensity tied to past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kimberlee works collaboratively with each person to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve. The client’s goals guide the selection of strategies and interventions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to receive support without travel. For many people, these options allow consistent engagement with a licensed professional while accommodating work, family, and other commitments. Online care can help maintain continuity and momentum in therapy by fitting sessions into a client’s everyday life.