Kimberly Smith , LPC

Kimberly Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alabama with 16 years of clinical experience. She has worked across rehabilitation counseling, mental health, and substance abuse settings, building a broad background in supporting people through complex challenges. Over her career she has assisted individuals with borderline intellectual functioning, substance use concerns, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and co-occurring conditions, bringing practical experience to each case.

Kimberly offers guidance in stress management and effective coping strategies for anxiety, addiction, trauma, parenting difficulties, and complicated grief. Her work centers on helping people move forward - toward hope, renewed goals, and a life they may not have imagined possible. She approaches each client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and tailors conversations and treatment plans to meet specific needs.

Her therapeutic toolbox includes client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral interventions, and solution-focused techniques, along with approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness-based strategies, and Motivational Interviewing. Kimberly aims to empower clients to take courageous first steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life, offering support as they work to clear the path ahead and achieve lasting progress.