Kimberly "Kim" Ivester

Kimberly "Kim" Ivester is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and related life challenges. She approaches clients with warmth and respect, listening carefully to what matters most to each person. Her style aims to reduce shame and blame while helping people take practical steps toward change.

Kim uses straightforward conversations to connect thoughts, feelings, and actions. She draws on cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are added when helpful to build coping skills and small, achievable goals.

Many people seek help for mood issues, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma and recovery from addictions. Kim also supports people dealing with ADHD, career changes, body image concerns, and compassion fatigue. She pays attention to how attachment and past losses can shape current reactions, including anger and intimacy problems.

Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings. Kim helps create a plan that fits each person’s life and goals. She encourages honest conversation about setbacks and celebrates progress along the way.

Kim earned her LPC credential and practices in Georgia. She works in a collaborative way that invites clients to shape the pace and focus of therapy. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers steady support through that process.

How Kim’s approaches translate to online work

Kim often draws on cognitive behavioral and client-centered approaches. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. Client-centered work emphasizes empathic listening and helping people set their own goals so sessions feel relevant to daily life.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice strong emotions and respond rather than react. These approaches can help with stress, mood, relationship difficulties, and coping with life changes. Deciding which approach to use is collaborative; the therapist will discuss options and adjust methods based on the person’s goals and preferences.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available formats before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer alternatives for people who prefer not to be on camera. Licensed professionals work with clients to match session length and frequency to practical needs and goals.