Kimbly Kellam

Hopeful, practical care for life’s challenges

LPC Virginia

Experience: 20 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Kimbly

Kimbly Kellam is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with 20 years of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression.

Background and approach

She approaches each person as the expert on their own life, helping them identify strengths and build practical skills for managing difficult emotions and life transitions. Her background includes work with a range of mood and behavioral concerns, from obsessive and compulsive patterns to substance and process addictions, chronic illness, and postpartum challenges.

Her style blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing. This combination allows her to tailor sessions to both immediate coping needs and longer-term goals like improving communication, restoring purpose, and addressing feelings of guilt, shame, or isolation.

Kimbly frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to empower people to take the steps they choose toward a more satisfying life.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Kimbly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for changing behaviors and emotional responses, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges. Client-Centered Therapy underpins her approach as well, ensuring sessions emphasize empathic listening, individual strengths, and the client's own goals.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and ongoing support between live sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or mobility is limited, and they allow licensed professionals to use the same therapeutic tools virtually that they would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kimbly commonly work with?

Kimbly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem difficulties, and depression, along with related issues such as mood disorders, OCD, phobias, and addiction concerns.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, mindfulness, narrative techniques, and motivational interviewing to create practical, collaborative care.

How long has she been practicing?

She brings 20 years of professional work experience to her practice, drawing on a broad clinical background to support varied concerns and goals.

What credentials and location information are provided?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Virginia with licence number VA LPC 0701014678.

Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?

Services are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available with her?

Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injury

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Virginia

Languages

English