- Anxiety and depression
- Career and workplace
- Life purpose questions
About Kimberly
Kimberly Bristow is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho with 12 years of clinical counseling experience. She has worked with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, and eating concerns, and she brings a decade of coaching experience focused on career and workplace challenges.
She helps people sort through immediate emotional strain and practical problems. Sessions address symptoms like anxiety and low mood alongside everyday pressures at work and home. Kimberly also supports people dealing with body image, grief, chronic illness, caregiving, and life purpose questions.
Her background blends counseling and executive coaching. That means sessions often combine talking through feelings with goal-focused planning. She uses straightforward conversation to identify patterns and then helps clients try ways to change those patterns in daily life.
Kimberly describes her style as open and nonjudgmental. She encourages clear goals for therapy or coaching, and she checks in about progress. For people who want both emotional support and practical steps, this mix aims to keep sessions focused and useful.
Clients typically explore current obstacles, small behavior changes, and career or role transitions. Kimberly has experience supporting people through family of origin concerns, blended family friction, divorce and separation, and issues tied to aging or serious illness. Her work also covers first responder stress, traumatic brain injury sequelae, and experiences of prejudice and discrimination.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow Idaho licensing standards. Her combined counseling and coaching background is intended to help people who feel stuck, uncertain about next steps, or who want clearer decision-making around work and life direction.
Approaches you may use in online sessions
Evidence-based approaches inform sessions, with an emphasis on techniques that link thoughts, behavior, and goals. Cognitive techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. These methods are often used when a person wants clearer day-to-day coping strategies.Behavioral strategies involve breaking goals into small, manageable steps. This can help with changing routines around eating, activity, or work habits, and it supports progress that is measurable over weeks. Coaching-style goal work draws on career and workplace experience to map practical next steps and action plans for role changes or job challenges.
Deciding which approaches fit best is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, consider your needs and preferences, and adjust methods as you both learn what helps. Clients are invited to set short-term goals and review what is working as sessions continue.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into a busy week, allow brief check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time for appointments. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversation and goal-setting during online sessions to address life purpose, career decisions, and emotional concerns.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, eating issues, and career questions, plus related concerns such as chronic illness, grief, and family of origin matters.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
She combines counseling with executive coaching, using direct conversation and goal-focused planning to help people make practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional counseling experience and more than 10 years of experience in professional and executive coaching.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Idaho.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.