- ACT and CBT
- Attachment work
- Mindfulness practices
About Kimberley
Kimberley Croley is an AL LICSW with six years of professional social work experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Kimberley helps people facing the pressures of early adulthood and beyond to talk through what is most urgent for them.
Her background includes long experience in counseling across different settings. She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide sessions. These methods are used to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and make choices that match their values.
In sessions she uses a client-centered stance, listening and reflecting to help someone name what is happening. She combines that with mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to build small, practical steps. Conversations focus on concrete problems like communication struggles, commitment and codependency concerns, or dealing with loss.
Kimberley also has experience supporting people with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and issues connected to aging and bereavement. She works with common sources of shame, guilt, and problems that arise after separation or domestic violence. The focus is on clear strategies and emotional processing rather than labels.
People who choose her can expect a steady, practical approach that mixes talk work with brief skills practice. To begin, she asks clients to share what feels most overwhelming and then shapes sessions around those priorities.
How Kimberley uses approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thinking. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and feeling unsure about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new ways of responding; it is often used for anxiety, low mood, and relationship patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication and can help with trust, abandonment concerns, and relationship conflict.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Kimberley works with each person to see which methods feel most helpful, adjusts methods over time, and checks in about goals and progress so sessions reflect current needs and preferences.
The therapist's specific online session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people choose whether to use video or audio in ways that suit their routines and bandwidth. Discussing format and scheduling is part of the initial matching and planning step.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns like codependency and communication problems.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses client-centered listening combined with ACT, CBT, and mindfulness techniques to help clients identify patterns and try practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds six years of professional social work experience as an AL LICSW and also reports broader counseling experience across her career.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Alabama with the credential AL LICSW and works with people in that region.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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