About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Yazell is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience. She practices from Indiana and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, and related concerns.
She aims for practical progress while keeping care straightforward and approachable. Kim works in a way that centers each person’s needs. She uses clear tools to address symptoms like panic, sleep problems, low mood, and anger.
Sessions focus on what is happening now and on steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her background includes wide experience in co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns and in supporting people through big life transitions. That history informs how she approaches treatment planning and relapse prevention. She combines problem-solving with skills practice to support long-term coping.
In sessions, Kim emphasizes a respectful, collaborative tone. She listens first, then offers concrete techniques such as thought-challenging, emotion regulation, and mindfulness skills. She also works with relationship and intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and career stress when those topics come up.
People who reach out can expect direct feedback and steps to try between sessions. Kim supports parents with parenting strain, caregivers with stress, and people facing body image or chronic health challenges. Her goal is to help people build routines and skills that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.
Dr. Yazell conducts therapy using a mix of client-centered methods and evidence-informed strategies. She seeks to meet each person where they are and to adjust methods based on progress and preference.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The therapist offers empathic support and follows the client's lead while helping clarify goals and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for managing intense feelings and urges and can be helpful when coping feels overwhelming.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods as needed. That means starting with what feels most useful and changing course if something isn't helping.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit brief updates, homework check-ins, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and medical appointments while keeping continuity of care.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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