Kimberly Curtis, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 5 years in practice

Kimberly Curtis is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180.0016631 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1982211702 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 5
Languages: English

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About Kimberly

Kimberly Curtis is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxious thoughts, struggles with addictions, low self-esteem, and the strain of big life changes. She also supports people dealing with attention and concentration concerns such as ADHD and related challenges.

Kimberly keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She creates a calm space where people can say what they’re thinking and feeling without judgment.

Background and approach

Conversations often center on practical steps for coping, rebuilding confidence, and managing day-to-day demands. Her background includes five years of professional work experience in counseling settings in Illinois. That experience has shaped a down-to-earth approach that mixes listening with concrete strategies.

She emphasizes small, achievable changes that add up over time. Typical work covers habits, motivation, communication struggles, and stress management. Kimberly pays attention to how past attachment wounds, abandonment fears, and relationship patterns affect current behavior.

She also supports those navigating separation, caregiving stress, body image concerns, or the aftermath of emotional or domestic harm. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Kimberly helps people set clear goals, tries different ways to solve problems, and adjusts plans based on what works.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process as understandable and manageable as possible.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kimberly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Online support

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Two evidence-based techniques Kimberly uses involve practical problem solving and skills training. Problem-solving work focuses on breaking big problems into small steps, testing solutions, and tracking what helps; it suits stress, life changes, and decision-making. Skills training covers concrete tools for managing attention, anxiety, and cravings - things like routines, grounding exercises, and short behavioral experiments that can be practiced between sessions.

The right approach is often found together. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods as progress is tracked. That collaborative process helps pick techniques that fit someone’s daily life and learning style rather than prescribing a single method up front.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and ongoing text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, coping prompts, and flexible check-ins during busy days. These options make it easier to schedule work around family, school, or job demands while keeping therapy consistent and practical.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kimberly help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related difficulties. Additional focus areas include attachment, abandonment, body image, and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is conversational and practical. Sessions combine listening with actionable steps to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional work experience in counseling settings in Illinois.

What are her credentials and location?

She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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