- 30 years experience
- Trauma and grief
- Helps with routines
About Kimberly
Kimberly Birrell is a licensed master social worker with 30 years of counseling experience. She brings long-term clinical experience and a steady presence to help people facing trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
Her work emphasizes practical steps clients can use between sessions. She listens to each person's story and helps shape a clear plan tailored to their needs. Sessions focus on navigating strong emotions like anger and on building routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily functioning.
Kimberly has spent a decade working with combat military clients and has longstanding experience addressing trauma and its ripple effects. She also addresses addiction, compassion fatigue, and stress that comes from caregiving or demanding jobs. Her approach often includes coaching elements to support career and life changes.
Clients who reach out can expect collaborative goal-setting and straightforward strategies. She helps people work on relationship and intimacy-related worries, communication and commitment challenges, and struggles with self-esteem and identity concerns such as gender dysphoria.
Kimberly practices in Michigan and provides services in English. She invites people to consider what matters most to them and to take step-by-step actions toward more stable daily habits and healthier thinking patterns.
Her work emphasizes practical steps clients can use between sessions. She listens to each person's story and helps shape a clear plan tailored to their needs. Sessions focus on navigating strong emotions like anger and on building routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily functioning.
Kimberly has spent a decade working with combat military clients and has longstanding experience addressing trauma and its ripple effects. She also addresses addiction, compassion fatigue, and stress that comes from caregiving or demanding jobs. Her approach often includes coaching elements to support career and life changes.
Clients who reach out can expect collaborative goal-setting and straightforward strategies. She helps people work on relationship and intimacy-related worries, communication and commitment challenges, and struggles with self-esteem and identity concerns such as gender dysphoria.
Kimberly practices in Michigan and provides services in English. She invites people to consider what matters most to them and to take step-by-step actions toward more stable daily habits and healthier thinking patterns.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuse
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Practical approaches for trauma and everyday habits
Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and the daily habits that affect wellbeing. One common approach focuses on processing traumatic memories in manageable steps so flashbacks and overwhelming feelings become easier to handle. Another approach concentrates on changing everyday thoughts and routines to reduce anxiety and improve sleep, eating, and concentration.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly works with each person to identify goals and then tests methods that fit their needs and preferences. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps the individual progress toward clearer thinking and steadier daily habits.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals can often use a mix of approaches to help with trauma, coping skills, and habit changes while keeping the process focused on real-world improvements.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kimberly focus on?
She works with trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, addictions, and stress among many other concerns listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, with an emphasis on shaping treatment plans and daily habits clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of licensed counseling experience, including a decade working with combat military clients.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which means Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices in Michigan.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.