Kimberley Croley , LICSW

Kimberley Croley is a licensed social worker in Alabama with six years of professional clinical experience and a total of 24 years working in counseling roles. As a LICSW - which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - she draws on a wide background supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and major life transitions.

She approaches therapy with a focus on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed honestly. Kimberley emphasizes collaboration and gentle guidance, helping individuals identify practical coping strategies while exploring underlying patterns that affect relationships, attachment, and emotional well-being. She acknowledges that seeking help takes courage and aims to support and empower each person as they take steps toward greater fulfillment and resilience.

Whether addressing interpersonal difficulties, processing traumatic experiences, or navigating change and loss, Kimberley integrates her long tenure in counseling with clinical training to tailor interventions to each person’s needs and goals. Her work centers on fostering clarity, strength, and more satisfying connections in daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions by emphasizing acceptance and committed steps toward what matters most.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal behavior. This approach supports work on relationship difficulties, attachment issues, and healing from relational trauma by exploring connection styles and building more secure ways of relating.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience, offering empathetic listening and collaborative pacing so clients can find their own solutions. It is often helpful for building self-understanding, coping with grief or change, and strengthening personal resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kimberley works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors care over time, adjusting techniques as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules or to access support from home. These options increase accessibility and can help people maintain continuity of care while working toward practical, real-world change with licensed professionals and therapists.