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Kimberly Higgins

Kimberly Higgins, LCSW

Therapist · New Jersey · 25+ years of experience

Practical, hopeful therapy for life transitions

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At a glance

Listed location
New Jersey
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
LCSW
Languages
English
License (New Jersey)
LCSW · No. 44SC05199000
NPI
1093826943

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  • Focus on coping skills
  • Mind-body perspective
  • Experience with aging

About Kimberly

Kimberly Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, depression, and major life changes. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make therapy feel hopeful and useful from the start.

Kimberly uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She focuses on mind, body, and spirit when that fits a client's goals. Sessions are meant to teach practical coping skills and bring clearer thinking about next steps.

Her background includes long experience with medical and caregiving challenges, including cancer and chronic illness, and with aging and geriatric issues. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, and patterns like codependency and avoidant or dependent personality features.

Kimberly guides people toward greater self-care and emotional balance. She emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time. Her aim is to help people leave therapy with clearer choices and better tools for daily life.

People who want an upbeat, hopeful approach may find her helpful. She works from New Jersey and offers services in English. If you feel stuck or alone with these problems, she encourages taking a first step and connecting to see if the approach fits your needs.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

New Jersey

Languages

English

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Kimberly uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical coping and clearer thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by giving concrete tools to use between sessions. Person-centered work focuses on empathic listening and building the client-therapist relationship so people feel understood and can pursue their own goals. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change by helping them clarify values and strengthen motivation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try first. She adapts techniques over time based on what is helping and what isn’t.

If you are interested in online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats were not listed in the profile. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue care when medical or caregiving demands make in-person visits difficult. Discuss scheduling and format choices during the initial match to find what fits your routine.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kimberly help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strain, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like caregiver stress and chronic illness.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm, hopeful, and practical. She focuses on teaching coping skills and helping clients make clear, manageable changes.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including issues related to aging and medical illness.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey and practices from that state.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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

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