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Kimberley Slown

Kimberley Slown

Therapist · Tennessee

Calm, experienced LCSW guiding practical change

  • Trauma informed care
  • Skills for everyday life
  • Focus on relationships

About Kimberley

Kimberley Slown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Tennessee. She brings 25 years of experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and related concerns. Kimberley aims to create a calm place where people can speak candidly and begin to make changes that matter to them.

She uses a mix of practical approaches in sessions. That includes eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, and attachment-focused ideas. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings as well as processing painful memories when that is needed.

Kimberley has a long history of working with trauma and abuse, and with concerns such as self-esteem, grief, addiction, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses a wide range of life stresses including parenting strain, relationship and intimacy questions, and coping with major changes.

Her practice includes attention to specific challenges like abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, and blended family dynamics. She also supports people facing chronic illness or disability, caregiver stress, and body-image struggles.

Sessions are offered in English. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.

How Kimberley Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating. It can help when intimacy, trust, or attachment concerns make relationships feel unsafe or repeating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, supports processing past painful memories so they cause less disruption in daily life; it is often used for trauma and abuse.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and recommend a path that fits. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking, as available formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make attending sessions easier to fit into busy days and can reduce travel time. It also lets people use quieter surroundings, shorter check-ins, or sessions at times that work around school or work. Licensed professionals can adapt EMDR, CBT, and attachment-focused work to an online setting, and Kimberley will discuss what will be most helpful for you.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepressionADHDAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kimberley commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, and addictions. The practice also covers grief, intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating struggles, and caregiver stress.

What is her general therapy style?

Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical techniques. Kimberley blends EMDR, cognitive behavioral strategies, DBT skills, and attachment ideas to match what a person needs.

How much experience does she have?

Kimberley has 25 years of professional experience helping people work through trauma, anxiety, and life transitions.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Tennessee and practices there.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions scheduled and paid for?

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

What is the first step to begin therapy?

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

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