Kimberley Smith-Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 16 years of experience in mental health.
01About Kimberley
Kimberley Smith-Maxwell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 16 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by talking through thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping clients make changes that matter in daily life.
Kimberley uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people identify negative thinking that gets in the way. She explains how the brain, emotions, and body interact in simple terms so clients can learn useful coping skills.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize concrete strategies you can try between meetings. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas and attachment-informed perspectives to help people build meaning and stronger connections. That can look like learning to tolerate difficult feelings, clarify values, or repair personal patterns that cause pain.
Kimberley keeps the work focused on what a person wants to change and why it matters. Clients come to her with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and relationship or family problems. She also supports people coping with career pressures, parenting strain, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Her background includes a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston-Victoria and experience in several clinical settings. Kimberley accepts international clients and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging as ways to connect.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 66573 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1093075749 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kimberley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Kimberley names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Kimberley names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Kimberley’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Kimberley uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often include practical exercises, thought records, and step-by-step plans that translate well to video or phone meetings.She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ideas, which focus on clarifying values and taking committed action even when feelings are hard. ACT work often uses short experiential exercises and values-based homework that can be done between sessions regardless of format.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kimberley will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration can mean blending CBT with ACT or attachment-informed ideas to address relationship patterns or emotional sticking points.
Online sessions give flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client talk face-to-face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing prompts or short updates. These options help fit therapy into work days, caregiving schedules, or when travel would be difficult.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Kimberley commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as eating, sleeping, and parenting challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and plainspoken, focusing on identifying unhelpful thoughts and learning skills to change behavior and manage emotions.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of experience in mental health and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Houston-Victoria.
Where is Kimberley located and licensed?
She practices from Texas and holds a Texas Licensed Professional Counselor credential listed as LPC.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist scheduling and can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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