Kimberly Averett, LCSW

Kimberly Averett is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of experience supporting people through major life stresses. She practices in Mississippi and draws on 23 years of work helping clients who face addiction, grief, relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and related concerns.

Her approach is straightforward and warm. She aims to build an open space where clients can speak honestly without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking so people can move forward from pain or stuck patterns.

Kimberly uses methods like client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of acting. Narrative and solution-focused ideas help people reframe problems and find small, doable changes. Trauma-focused strategies are used when past experiences affect daily life.

She also has experience with adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, gender dysphoria, and eating and substance-related problems. Those topics often come up alongside mood concerns, parenting stress, and family-of-origin issues.

People who choose Kimberly usually want clear, practical steps along with a supportive listener. She helps clients set goals, practice new skills, and notice progress over time.

How Kimberly’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients feel heard. In practice this means sessions are driven by the client's concerns and pacing, which can work well for talking through stress, grief, or relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. This approach breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, depressive thinking, or unhelpful behaviors.

Narrative Therapy helps people tell their story differently so problems have less control over daily life. It can be useful when someone wants to reframe past events or identity-related concerns like gender dysphoria or adoption issues.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is and isn’t helpful.

For practical matters, please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people work with licensed professionals from their usual routines while focusing on real-life changes and skill practice.