- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Guilt and shame
About Kimberly
Kimberly Murrell is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, relationship strain, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.
Kimberly keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She listens for what matters most to each person and helps them talk through thoughts and feelings without judgment. She acknowledges how hard it can be to start therapy and treats that first step as important.
In the room she pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck. That can mean looking at how worries, rules, or past hurts shape daily choices around food, relationships, or self-worth. She also addresses specific concerns clients bring up, such as obsessive thoughts, control issues, jealousy, or fertility-related stress.
When guilt or shame is present, Kimberly helps people name the feelings and notice how those emotions affect behavior. She works with adults on building more helpful ways of responding to painful self-judgment and on practical steps for coping with strong emotions.
Sessions are conversational and aims are set together. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide problem-solving and emotional processing. People leave sessions with clearer next steps and small, achievable goals to practice between meetings.
Approaches for working with guilt, shame, and distress
Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear problem solving and emotional processing. One common approach helps people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety or shame; this involves identifying automatic thoughts and testing them against everyday experience to reduce their hold.Another approach centers on processing painful memories and reactions from trauma and abuse. This involves gentle revisiting of what happened, linked with skills for staying grounded in the present, so intense emotions become easier to manage over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She reviews how an approach is likely to feel in sessions and adjusts plans as needs shift.
If you plan to meet online, please confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit therapy into a busy day. It can allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, and let people join from wherever they are that day. Licensed professionals can often use different formats to match energy levels and practical constraints, and Kimberly will help pick the option that fits your circumstances.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, and life changes.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She helps name and track guilt or shame, looks at how those feelings change behavior, and supports steps to respond differently over time.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of professional work experience as a counselor in clinical settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.