About Kimberly
Kimberly Merolla-Brito is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Rhode Island. She has 15 years of clinical experience helping people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addictions, and challenges like relationship strain and parenting stress. Kimberly speaks English and works with adults who want practical ways to cope and move forward.
Her approach is warm and interactive. She listens carefully and treats people with respect and compassion. Sessions begin where the person is, and goals are set together so the client stays in the driver's seat of change.
Background and approach
Kimberly draws on client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral ideas to help people shift unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. She also uses mindfulness techniques to build present-moment awareness and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. These tools are used in straightforward, practical ways during sessions.
She aims to keep sessions focused and efficient, honoring the time people make for therapy. Kimberly offers flexible scheduling and works by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client's needs. People often reach out for help with trauma, sleep or eating struggles, ADHD-related concerns, caregiver stress, or career-related change.
Kimberly emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes. If someone is ready to take a step toward change, she supports them through the process.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the relationship and on understanding each person's experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people feel understood so they can explore change at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings. In sessions this can mean identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing small, concrete behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention skills to notice thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations without getting swept away. This can help with anxiety, stress, and eating or sleep difficulties by building steadier awareness in daily life.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and then choose techniques that fit. That plan can change over time as needs and progress become clearer.
Online therapy offers options to match different days and needs. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging supports people who prefer typed communication or who want flexible, brief exchanges between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
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