Kimberlyn Hastey, LPC

Kimberlyn Hastey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience who brings a compassionate, client-centered approach to therapy. She describes counseling as a collaborative journey and positions herself as a supportive guide who helps clients explore their stories and find paths to healing. Her work is informed by cognitive behavioral and narrative therapy styles, focusing on how thoughts, behaviors, and personal narratives shape emotional experience and change.

Kimberlyn has worked with a wide age range of people, from adolescents to older adults, and has extensive experience with adult clients. She has supported members of the LGBTQ+ community and has worked with both survivors and offenders, as well as individuals in small and larger group settings. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, and challenges related to identity and intimacy.

Known for valuing the dignity and resilience of each person, Kimberlyn emphasizes the healing power of one’s story and the strengths clients bring to difficult circumstances. She welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds and looks forward to partnering with them as they pursue meaningful change and recovery.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Kimberlyn draws from client-centered therapy, which centers the client’s own goals and values and helps people lead sessions at a pace that feels right to them. This approach supports work on identity, relationships, and self-esteem by prioritizing empathy and collaboration.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that explores links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT offers tools for changing unhelpful thinking patterns and building coping skills.

Narrative therapy is another key approach Kimberlyn employs; it helps clients examine and reframe the stories they tell about themselves so they can claim greater agency and move beyond limiting narratives. This method can be especially helpful for trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kimberlyn works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Kimberlyn is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for busy schedules, geographic distance, and varying comfort levels with communication styles. These options make it easier for clients and licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care and access support when it is most needed.