Kimberly Averett

Kimberly Averett is a licensed clinical social worker with more than two decades of professional experience. She practices in Mississippi and supports people facing grief, addiction, relationship strain, and eating and food-related issues. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and real.

She creates a calm space where people can say what they’re thinking without judgment. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. Kimberly listens first, then helps people sort options and try new habits that fit their lives.

Her work draws on client-centered ideas that keep the person’s priorities at the center. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes. Narrative work helps people reframe difficult experiences and regain control of their story.

Kimberly has long experience with family-of-origin concerns, parenting strain, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with mood concerns, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is steady and pragmatic for everyday challenges.

People often come to focus on one problem and leave with clearer coping plans. Kimberly respects each person’s pace and works collaboratively on realistic next steps. She offers help for those ready to try a different path forward.

How Kimberly’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s priorities first and emphasizes being heard. It helps when someone needs a steady listener and wants their goals to guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and uses small experiments to test new responses to stress or disordered eating. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from hard events and rewrite the story they tell about their life and struggles, which can be useful for grief, identity, or trauma recovery.

Choosing the best approach is a team effort. Kimberly will talk with each person about what feels most useful, then try methods that match their goals and comfort level. She adapts techniques based on what’s working and checks in regularly about progress.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people try therapy from a familiar setting while still focusing on concrete steps, behavioral experiments, and story work that translate well to remote conversations.