Kimberly Averett

Kimberly Averett is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience who practices in Mississippi. She works with people facing grief, addiction, mood changes, and relationship or family stress. Kimberly aims to make the first step less overwhelming by offering steady support and a nonjudgmental space to talk.

She focuses on real issues like anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and trauma. She also helps with parenting stress, caregiving burden, and the strain of chronic illness. Hospice and end-of-life counseling is part of her stated focus areas when people are navigating loss and major life transitions.

Her approach centers on the person sitting in front of her. Sessions prioritize the client’s goals and comfort while using methods that match individual needs. Conversations often include practical ideas for daily coping and ways to shift unhelpful patterns.

Kimberly uses techniques drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, narrative methods, solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused approaches. These tools guide short-term problem solving and deeper reflection when needed. The work is collaborative and paced to what the client feels ready to address.

She sees people dealing with stress, caregiver fatigue, adoption and foster care questions, gender identity concerns, and substance-related problems. People can expect straightforward conversation, help sorting priorities, and steps to try between sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s experience at the center. The therapist listens closely, reflects what’s said, and helps people name goals and preferences. This approach is useful for grief, stress, and when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear strategies to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with change.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from the problems they face by looking at the stories they tell about their lives. It can be helpful for identity concerns, family patterns, grief, and making sense of major life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can change over time as priorities shift and new issues come up.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Many people appreciate being able to schedule counseling around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while still using structured therapeutic approaches.