Kimberly "Kim" Ivester, LPC

Kimberly "Kim" Ivester is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and other life challenges. Kim aims to make therapy a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can start to feel more like themselves again.

Her style is warm and engaging. Sessions focus on understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect in day-to-day life. Kim draws on several approaches to match each person's needs rather than using a single method for everyone.

In practice she blends client-centered work with cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic ideas. That means clients may reflect on past patterns, challenge unhelpful thoughts, and practice new ways of coping. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques also appear when they fit the goals.

Kim has worked in community and school settings and has supported people through parenting challenges, career transitions, addiction concerns, grief, and changes after trauma. She emphasizes practical steps alongside deeper reflection so progress can show up in small, manageable ways.

If someone is ready to begin, Kim asks them to name the issues that matter most and then creates a tailored plan. Her aim is steady collaboration - helping people set realistic goals and find clearer paths forward.

How Kim’s Approaches Guide Online Work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and priorities, creating space for people to talk about what matters most and set meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings and uses practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help reduce reactivity and improve daily coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of treatment. The therapist will work together with each person to try methods that fit their needs and goals. That collaborative process may involve testing different strategies and adjusting the plan as progress and preferences become clearer.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for flexible scheduling around work or family demands. It can also support steady practice of CBT exercises and mindfulness skills between meetings, helping the work continue outside the session.