Kimberley Slown , LCSW

Kimberley Slown is a Tennessee-licensed LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 24 years of professional experience supporting people through trauma, stress, anxiety, depression, and a wide range of life challenges. She brings evidence-based approaches such as EMDR, CBT, and DBT to her work, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs and goals.

Kimberley has experience addressing issues across the lifespan and welcomes both adolescent and adult clients, offering a nonjudgmental space where individuals can speak openly and explore change. Her practice focuses on trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, addiction, grief, and many other areas where people seek relief and greater resilience.

Clients can expect a collaborative process in which Kimberley helps identify practical skills, healing strategies, and coping tools that fit their circumstances. She emphasizes safety, respect, and compassionate care as people take the often-difficult first step of reaching out for support. Her schedule currently includes occasional early mornings, Thursday and Friday afternoons and early evenings, and Sunday late morning to early afternoon.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Kimberley Slown

Kimberley uses approaches that combine practical skills with attention to relational patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape expectations and emotional responses; it helps people understand patterns in close relationships and rebuild trust and connection. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic partnership in which the therapist listens carefully and helps clients find their own solutions to issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kimberley works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress is made and circumstances change. This shared planning helps ensure therapy feels relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy with Kimberley is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home, while allowing sessions to be scheduled around work, school, caregiving, and other responsibilities.