Kimberly McDonald
Kimberly McDonald, MA, LPC, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor. She is passionate about walking alongside children, families and adults facing anxiety, family conflict, emotion regulation concerns and depression. She also counsels adults in the area of parent coaching, coping skills, mindfulness, grief and loss, and stress management. Kim is a Clinical Supervisor with CFCE.
Kimberly began her career as an elementary school teacher after earning a BA in Human Development with an elementary education certification from Lee University. Her authentic manner to counseling is similar to her previous teaching style, as she believes in a positive, compassionate, safe and strength-based approach.
She continued her education and earned a Master’s in Community Counseling with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from Regent University. Kimberly has served as a supervisor, lead therapist and behavioral specialist consultant in variety of settings: outpatient, in-school and in-home frameworks. She has extensive experience providing individual and family counseling to clients coping with behavioral, emotional, and other mental health challenges by utilizing a supportive, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, strength-based and/or family systems approach.
In her free time, Kimberly enjoys gardening, reading, DIY projects with her husband and spending time with her children.
Expertise:
- Children, teens, adults and families
- Anxiety
- Parent coaching
- Family conflict
- Depression
- Coping skills and stress management
- Grief and loss
- Relationship issues
- Family therapy
- Play therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Christian counseling
- Mindfulness
NJ license 37PC00535600
Fee: $160 for a 45 – 50 minute session ($200 for the initial appointment)