Kimberly Stratton, LMSW, LCSW

Kimberly Stratton is a licensed clinical social worker in Michigan with 20 years of experience helping adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical skills people can use between sessions. Kimberly uses clear communication and steady support so clients feel heard and understood.

She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered techniques to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. She also uses EMDR for those who need focused work on traumatic memories. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in to strengthen coping and build motivation for change.

Kimberly has long experience helping people through life changes, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and issues that arise from difficult relationships. She works with common concerns such as addiction, bipolar mood challenges, eating struggles, and compassion fatigue. Her practice emphasizes practical steps as well as emotional processing so people can function better day to day.

Sessions typically involve setting clear goals, learning concrete tools, and reviewing how new strategies worked in daily life. Kimberly pays attention to communication patterns and commitment concerns, and she helps people reduce distress from past trauma and present stressors. She prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental tone in every interaction.

People come to Kimberly for steady guidance rather than quick fixes. She supports gradual changes that fit each person’s life and priorities. Progress is framed as small, sustainable steps that add up over time.

How Kimberly uses structured approaches online

Kimberly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and problems that get in the way of daily life.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for people who need focused work on traumatic memories. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories so those memories feel less overwhelming in day-to-day life. Kimberly pairs these with client-centered listening to keep sessions grounded in each person's priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Kimberly will discuss options, consider a person's goals and comfort, and make changes as progress unfolds. This collaborative planning helps match methods to what a person needs and prefers.

Online therapy with Kimberly is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth or cameras are limited, and chat or messaging can fit brief check-ins or days when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.