About Kimberly
Kimberly Carlesi is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, eating concerns, depression, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make the first steps feel manageable and less overwhelming.
She treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped around what a client says is most pressing, and plans are adjusted as needs shift.
Background and approach
Kimberly favors clear conversation and straightforward strategies rather than jargon-heavy explanations. In the therapy room she listens for what’s causing distress and helps people build small, usable skills to reduce emotional pain. That can include tools to manage panic, soothe mood swings, or address difficult memories tied to past abuse or trauma.
She also works on everyday problems like communication troubles, control issues, and feelings of isolation. Body image, self-love, and women’s concerns are also part of her focus. For someone dealing with eating challenges or shame, sessions aim to restore a kinder relationship with the body and food.
She supports people working through guilt, impulsivity, or social anxiety with concrete coping steps. Kimberly invites a collaborative process where clients set goals and track progress. She emphasizes small changes that add up, and she adjusts pace to meet each person’s comfort level.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Evidence-based techniques often used in counseling include practical skill building and trauma-focused work. Skill building focuses on teaching concrete tools for managing anxiety, panic attacks, mood shifts, and everyday stress. These tools are practiced in sessions and adapted to fit each person's routine.Trauma-focused approaches help people process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing impact. This kind of work usually moves at a pace the client controls and includes techniques to reduce emotional overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Treatment plans are reviewed and changed as needed so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which let people choose what fits their schedule and communication style. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a quicker check-in, and messaging supports those who prefer written reflection. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also works with
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English