Kimberly Richards, LCSW, LMSW

Kimberly Richards is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Michigan. She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) credential and previously held a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan. Kimberly brings 11 years of outpatient mental health experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship pain.

Her sessions are warm and interactive. She listens closely, helps people name what is most troubling, and works with them to set practical steps forward. Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her approach to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.

She blends client-centered techniques with motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions goal-oriented and grounded in each person’s values. Trauma-focused interventions are used when past events continue to cause distress. The overall aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Kimberly helps with a wide range of concerns including depression, anger, grief, addictive behavior, parenting strain, ADHD, caregiver stress, and complicated family patterns. She also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, aging, blended family stress, and forgiveness work.

People who prefer a faith-informed perspective may find Kimberly’s background relevant, as she integrates her personal Christian faith into therapy when clients request it. Sessions are straightforward, respectful, and geared toward realistic change over time.

How Kimberly applies practical approaches online

Kimberly often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify thought patterns that worsen anxiety or depression and to practice small behavior changes that build better coping. CBT is helpful for stress, mood concerns, and many daily challenges.

She also uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-focused space where goals come from the person in the room. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help finding motivation to change habits like substance use or to take steps for self-care.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a team effort. Kimberly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods over time so sessions feel useful and manageable. That collaboration guides whether sessions focus more on skills practice, values-based goals, or trauma processing.

Online formats she offers include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for full conversations and skill work, phone can fit into short breaks or low-bandwidth situations, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity across weeks.