Kimberly Lackey, LCMHC

Kimberly Lackey is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 25 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, grief and loss, LGBT-related concerns, and issues with self-esteem and motivation. Kimberly also supports clients dealing with addictions, relationship and intimacy challenges, career questions, and life transitions.

Her approach centers on listening first and letting the client lead the story. She uses client-centered methods to focus on what matters to each person. That often includes practical steps from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and solution-focused techniques to identify small, usable changes.

In sessions she helps people notice their strengths and use those strengths to handle hard moments. She talks through coping strategies for anxiety, grief, and stress. She also works with people who want to set healthier patterns around relationships, codependency, or family of origin issues.

Kimberly describes therapy as a collaborative effort. She checks in on goals and adjusts strategies when needed. She also supports conversations about gender dysphoria, sexuality, and women’s issues when those topics matter to the person in front of her.

Her background includes many years of clinical practice in North Carolina settings. People who meet with her can expect direct, practical conversation about what is getting in the way and what can help next. To begin, clients use the site's matching process to schedule a first session.

How Kimberly uses therapy approaches online