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Kimberly Sacra

Kimberly Sacra

LPC

Therapist · Arizona · 25+ years of experience

Experienced Arizona LPC focused on practical support

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  • Strength-based
  • Trauma-informed
  • Practical skills

About Kimberly

Kimberly Sacra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 25 years of experience in social services and counseling. She has spent much of her career supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting stress, and anger. Her background includes direct care in group homes and many years working with children involved in foster care.

Kimberly favors straightforward, strength-focused work. She aims to create an accepting space where people feel heard and respected. Sessions focus on practical steps that can ease day-to-day stress and improve relationships.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused methods, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. That means she listens closely, helps people notice patterns in feelings and behavior, and practises skills that reduce distress. Mindfulness tools and short solution-focused exercises are often used between sessions.

Clients with trauma histories, caregiving stress, attachment concerns, or complicated grief are among those Kimberly has supported. She also helps with mood disorders, panic attacks, and issues tied to adoption and abandonment. Her emphasis is on practical coping skills and emotional understanding rather than labels.

Sessions are offered as video, talk, and text options. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Arizona

Languages

English

How Kimberly’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust; the therapist follows the person’s lead and helps them make sense of their experiences. This approach supports people who need empathy and a steady therapeutic presence to sort through strong emotions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in how people experience and respond to intense feelings. It helps identify core emotions and then works on ways to change unhelpful reactions, which can be useful for anger, attachment wounds, and relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best. She adapts tools and pacing to match the client’s goals, needs, and everyday routine rather than using a single fixed method.

For practical matters, confirm current session formats before booking. The original biography lists video, talk, and text options, and those can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation, talk sessions can be a quick way to check in, and text can work for brief updates or prompts between meetings. Online therapy can reduce travel, help keep continuity during life changes, and make regular skill practice simpler to fit into a schedule.

At a glance

Listed location
Arizona
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
LPC
Languages
English
License (Arizona)
LPC · No. LPC-10391
NPI
1477724573

As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kimberly commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, anger, and related mood concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is strength-based and trauma-informed with practical skill-building and emotional listening at the center.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of work in social services and counseling settings, including long-term work with children in foster care.

Where is the therapist located and what are her credentials?

She is licensed as an LPC in Arizona.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What are the session formats and cost?

Her practice offers video, talk, and text sessions. Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a therapy match?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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