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Kimberly Holt, LPC

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationPennsylvania
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Kimberly

Kimberly Holt is a Pennsylvania-licensed LPC with over 25 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family conflicts, and parenting challenges.

Background and approach

She brings a strengths-oriented perspective to therapy, helping clients recognize patterns shaped by past experiences and explore how those patterns influence current relationships and choices. Her background includes training in eco-systemic family therapy and a commitment to creating a therapeutic relationship grounded in mutual respect and empowerment.

Kimberly values making clients feel heard, valued, and safe as she collaborates with them to develop practical pathways for healing.

She describes her role as one of support, teaching, and partnership, working to identify strengths, address communication and family-of-origin issues, and navigate complex situations such as blended families, adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and separation or divorce.

Clients can expect an individualized approach that blends client-centered work with psychodynamic insight, cognitive strategies, motivational interviewing, and elements of Internal Family Systems to suit each person’s needs and goals.

Integrating personal parts and practical skills through online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) looks at the many parts that make up a person and helps clients gently explore internal conflicts and self-led healing. This approach can be useful for people struggling with persistent emotions, family patterns, or identity-related concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s own experience and priorities, offering empathy and nonjudgmental support to strengthen insight and self-direction, which often helps with grief, anxiety, and relationship issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and building concrete skills for managing symptoms like worry, low mood, or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kimberly works collaboratively to tailor methods to each person’s goals, needs, and comfort level. She aims to combine exploration of internal patterns with practical strategies so clients can both understand and change what gets in the way of their well-being.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online work provides flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences. These formats make it possible to engage in reflective, skills-based, and relational work from locations that fit clients’ lives while allowing licensed professionals to adapt pacing and tools to individual needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kimberly commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting and family conflicts. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and strengths oriented, combining client-centered methods with psychodynamic insight, CBT, motivational interviewing, and Internal Family Systems to explore patterns and build coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings over 25 years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with families across a range of concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Kimberly is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LPC with license number PA LPC PC005035 and provides services while based in that state.
Does she provide services in other languages or to international clients?
She offers services in English only and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match client preferences and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kimberly?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English