Kertina Kimbrough is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who focuses on parenting, relationships, stress, and grief.
01About Kertina
Kertina Kimbrough is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who focuses on parenting, relationships, stress, and grief. She brings seven years of clinical experience and speaks English. Kertina aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes.
Her work centers on helping clients understand attachment patterns and improve relationships. She listens to each person’s story and helps them build on existing strengths. Sessions often focus on clear, doable steps that can be used at home or at work.
Background and approach
Kertina draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current behavior. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a calm, accepting space where clients guide the pace and topics of their work. These approaches help with parenting concerns, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress.
She has experience supporting people through trauma, postpartum depression, adoption and foster care questions, and shame or guilt related to life changes. Kertina helps with workplace stress, career questions, and rebuilding self-esteem after loss or hard transitions. In sessions she focuses on practical coping tools, clearer communication strategies, and planning for next steps.
The emphasis is on small changes that add up to better daily functioning. Kertina offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401222259 · expires October 2028
- NPI
- 1548824378 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kertina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Kertina names
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04Online support
How attachment and client-centered work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help identify those patterns and build new ways of relating, which is useful for parenting concerns, attachment issues, and blended family challenges. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client directs the pace and topics. This approach helps people feel heard and make decisions that match their values.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether to focus more on attachment patterns, a client-led process, or a mix of both as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text let people check in between meetings or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options make therapy more flexible for different schedules and daily demands.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with parenting, relationship strain, stress, anxiety, and depression. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, and self-esteem issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. She focuses on listening, building on strengths, and creating small practical steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience working in counseling roles. That experience includes work with attachment and parenting concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as an LPC, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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