Kimber Brokaw, LCSW, LISW

Kimber Brokaw is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Independent Social Worker with 16 years of clinical experience. She combines clinical practice with a background in health and wellness coaching to help people make meaningful changes in their lives. Kimber works from Illinois and speaks English. Kimber focuses on helping people get unstuck. She talks with clients about how their life wiring and past wounds shape current patterns. Sessions involve clear, practical steps and exercises that move thinking into action. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative approaches, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused techniques to tailor work to each person. Kimber often adds experiential exercises so clients can try new ways of coping rather than only talk about them. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and workplace problems. She also supports people facing caregiver stress, codependency, communication and control issues, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Kimber’s style is direct and collaborative. She helps people set goals, practice new behaviors, and check what works in daily life. This practical emphasis aims to produce steady change over time.

How Kimber’s Approaches Work Online

Kimber uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that interfere with daily life.

She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and bodily reactions without harsh judgment. Mindfulness can reduce rumination and improve coping in stressful moments.

Narrative Therapy is used to look at the stories people tell about themselves. By examining those narratives, clients can reframe their experiences and choose different directions in life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimber talks with each person about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different methods, then adapts sessions as needed to find what helps most.

Online therapy with Kimber is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls let people practice skills with real-time feedback, phone sessions work well when video isn’t an option or bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or moments when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy lives.