Works with
How Kimberly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania, Utah, Connecticut
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kimberly
Kimberly Sylla is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, substance use, low self-esteem, grief, or relationship strain. Her manner is warm and nonjudgmental, and she focuses on building trust so people can talk through what matters most to them.
She uses straightforward, practical methods to help clients manage difficult feelings and behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy inform sessions that teach skills for coping, staying present, and changing unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work on closeness and communication when relationships feel strained. Kimberly draws on a long career supporting people through life changes, trauma, caregiving stress, and challenges like ADHD and bipolar disorder. She also has experience with addiction and substance-related concerns and with a range of identity and intimacy issues.
Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Temple University and a Bachelor’s in Psychology from La Salle University. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented while staying rooted in each person’s values. Clients can expect clear tools, gentle feedback, and collaborative planning for the next steps.
Kimberly balances skill teaching with a focus on strengths and resilience. She practices in Pennsylvania and offers help for common problems such as sleeping trouble, career strain, compassion fatigue, and parenting stress. Conversations include real-life strategies to reduce anger, manage reactions, and rebuild routines.
What Kimberly works with
Everything Kimberly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kimberly's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kimberly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while learning to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck. It can help when anger or anxiety gets in the way of what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and provides concrete tools to change them, such as behavioral experiments and skill practice for sleep, mood, or substance use. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to reduce intense reactions and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose or blend methods so sessions match the client’s needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills demonstrations. Phone sessions can fit easily into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill coaching between sessions, or when typed communication feels easier. These options help people use therapy around work, family, and life demands.
Questions people ask about Kimberly
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and related issues such as ADHD, bipolar symptoms, trauma, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The style is warm, engaging, and nonjudgmental with a focus on building trust. Sessions combine skill teaching and listening to create practical steps forward.
What is her background and experience?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns and life stages. Her work includes substance use, trauma, vocational and family stressors.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Pennsylvania and Connecticut LCSW credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.