- Guilt and shame
- Career coaching
- Eating concerns
About Kimberly
Kimberly Bristow is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho with 12 years of counseling experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, career questions, and coaching needs. She also addresses issues such as body image, guilt and shame, chronic illness, and life purpose.
She brings a mix of counseling and executive coaching experience to sessions. Her background includes more than a decade helping people with workplace challenges and career development alongside clinical concerns. Clients can expect practical conversation about what feels most pressing in daily life.
Sessions focus on clear goals and concrete steps. She helps people name their thoughts and feelings, notice patterns, and try different ways of responding. Conversations often include planning small changes that fit into busy schedules and checking what works over time.
She pays particular attention to how family origins, major life transitions, and chronic health issues affect mood and self-image. Guilt and shame are named as areas she addresses when they come up in relation to relationships, identity, or past events. The approach is direct and problem-focused while allowing time to process difficult emotions.
Kimberly practices in Idaho and conducts work in English. Before booking, confirm the available session formats and scheduling details through the provided matching steps on the site.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Kimberly works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and active skill-building. Cognitive-based approaches help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking; this can ease persistent worry, negative self-judgment, and guilt-driven thinking. Behavioral strategies focus on small, repeated actions that change patterns over time and can be useful for mood, anxiety, and eating-related behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort. That means trying a method, checking how it fits, and adjusting as needed rather than committing to one fixed plan from the start.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them explicitly. Many people find online sessions help fit counseling into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or letting conversations happen when symptoms feel most intense. Talk with her during the matching steps to determine how sessions can best fit into your routine and goals.
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, career questions, and coaching needs. Additional focuses include body image, chronic illness, life purpose, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses practical, goal-oriented conversation and skills practice. Sessions emphasize naming thoughts and feelings, noticing patterns, and trying small behavioral changes.
What is her professional background?
She has 12 years of counseling experience plus over 10 years in professional and executive coaching. Her work combines clinical counseling and workplace coaching approaches.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Idaho and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location and services. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.