Kimberly Ennis, LCSW

Kimberly Ennis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of clinical experience who brings a broad range of practice settings and life experience to her work. As a veteran of the United States Army and a trained social worker, she emphasizes how culture and environment influence mental health and treatment, and she is committed to creating a compassionate, culturally sensitive, and inclusive therapeutic space.

She is licensed in the state of North Carolina and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work from East Carolina University. The LCSW credential indicates specialized training and licensure to provide clinical social work and psychotherapy. Kimberly works from a client-focused, strengths-based framework and draws on evidence-based modalities to tailor care to each person’s needs, including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and dialectical behavior therapy.

Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, grief, and PTSD, and she takes a collaborative stance with clients, viewing therapy as a joint process grounded in trust and vulnerability. Kimberly’s practice also addresses a wide range of life challenges and relational concerns, and she aims to support clients in building practical coping skills and resilience as they navigate change.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Access

Kimberly uses several well-established therapeutic approaches that translate effectively to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, often supporting progress with anxiety, depression, and everyday coping challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship difficulties. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an approach used to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact, and it may be especially relevant for clients with PTSD or trauma histories.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kimberly treats selection of techniques as a collaborative decision. She works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then adapts methods over time so treatment fits the individual’s situation.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule appointments around work, caregiving, or mobility limitations, and they let clients maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver many of the same evidence-based interventions used in-person while tailoring pacing and communication to each client’s comfort and goals.