Therapist profile
Kimberly Pollard Johnson, LPCC, LMFT
California
Licensed LPCC and LMFT - Stress and Addictions
Continue with KimberlyWhere Kimberly stands
- Credentials
- LPCC, LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 110589; LPCC, California / 6750
- NPI
- 1750036539
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- stress and anxiety
- addictions support
- executive coaching
About Kimberly
Kimberly Pollard Johnson is a California LPCC and LMFT with eight years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, anger, and life transitions. Kimberly also offers executive coaching and support for people handling workplace pressures.
She focuses on straightforward conversation and clear goals. Sessions look at patterns that keep someone stuck, like people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or getting pulled into another person’s crises. She helps clients name those patterns and try practical steps to change them.
Kimberly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues such as abandonment worries, body image concerns, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and communication problems. She also supports people navigating divorce, separation, or the aftermath of domestic violence. Her work includes addressing guilt, shame, impulsivity, and difficulties tied to dependent personality traits.
In a typical session she combines listening with direct feedback and action-focused suggestions. She and the client set priorities, choose small experiments to try between sessions, and review what helps. That approach is useful for people who want concrete skills for managing emotions and relationships.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow California practice standards for LPCC and LMFT clinicians. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and what to expect
Kimberly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and problem solving. One approach helps people recognize and change patterns of thought and behavior that fuel anxiety and stress. It teaches practical tools for managing worry, reducing reactivity, and testing out new ways of responding in daily life.Another common approach she uses emphasizes behavioral steps and repeated practice. That method breaks larger problems into smaller experiments to do between sessions, such as boundary-setting practice or short behavioral changes to reduce impulsive reactions. These exercises aim to build confidence and measurable progress over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly collaborates with each client to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods as progress and challenges become clearer so the plan reflects what actually helps.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use different formats depending on what clients need, and Kimberly will discuss the practical choices during the matching and scheduling steps.
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Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like codependency and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and goal oriented, combining listening with practical steps and feedback to change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California LPCC and a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.