Kimberly Ream, LPC, LMFT
Missouri · 14 years in practice
Kimberly Ream is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist in Missouri with 14 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, Missouri
- 2012006797 · expires February 2026
- LPC, Missouri
- 2009026111 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1629305396 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kimberly
Kimberly Ream is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist in Missouri with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and life changes. Her work also addresses trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She keeps sessions simple and direct. Conversations focus on understanding what matters most to the client. Kimberly uses practical tools to ease day-to-day symptoms while also looking at deeper life questions that shape how people feel and relate.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and warm. She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and prioritize each person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Kimberly also brings existential ideas into sessions, helping people clarify values, meaning, and the choices they want to make. For clients with traumatic memories, she can include EMDR-informed strategies to work through intense reactions. She guides conversations about relationships using skills from the Gottman Method to improve communication and connection.
Across approaches, the focus is on practical steps, clearer thinking, and stronger coping skills. Sessions can include short-term problem solving or longer work on patterns that keep causing pain. People looking to start can expect a gentle, straightforward process that centers their priorities and everyday needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kimberly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Kimberly blends approach and online care
Kimberly integrates existential ideas with client-centered practice to help people clarify what matters most. Existential Therapy encourages reflection on meaning, values, and the choices someone wants to make, which can help with life transitions and feelings of emptiness or stuckness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk and process emotions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when clients want concrete strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches coping skills.
Choosing an approach is a joint decision. Kimberly will work with each person to match methods to their goals and comfort level, adjusting over time as needs change. The process is collaborative rather than prescriptive, with attention to what feels useful and realistic for day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a brief check-in option, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when travel or time constraints arise.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Kimberly address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and collaborative, with straightforward conversation and practical tools tailored to each person’s goals.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 14 years of experience as a licensed professional working with a wide range of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC and LMFT credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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