Kimberly Ennis, LCSW

Kimberly Ennis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a main approach. She brings 15 years of experience and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at easing daily strain and building skills that people can use between sessions.

She combines CBT with acceptance and mindfulness practices to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques are used when strong emotions or relationship conflicts feel overwhelming. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is also part of her toolkit for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.

Kimberly values a person’s background and environment and works to make therapy culturally aware and respectful. She uses a strengths-based perspective, helping people identify what already works in their lives and build from there. Sessions aim to be collaborative and practical, with clear steps and doable goals.

Her additional focus areas include caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, adoption and foster care concerns, aging issues, and relationship and communication problems. She also addresses addiction, bipolar disorder, anger, and coping after disasters or major life changes.

Therapy is offered in English through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The service uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies by location and therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Kimberly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions focus on practical steps and homework you can try between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help with grief, chronic stress, and situations that feel out of control.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kimberly works with each person to pick methods that fit their goals and comfort level, adjusting strategies as progress is made. That collaborative process helps tailor whether CBT, ACT, DBT skills, or EMDR techniques are emphasized.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people work through exercises together and read nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging support quick reflections, skill practice, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and daily life.