Kertina Kimbrough, LPC

Therapist in Michigan

Kertina Kimbrough is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people navigate parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain.

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Licensed inMichigan
License6401222259
NPI 1548824378
Experience7+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Kertina

Kertina Kimbrough is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people navigate parenting stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand each person's situation. Her style centers on building stronger connections and practical steps that fit everyday life.

Kertina uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds and current relationships affect emotions and behavior. She also practices client-centered therapy, which means sessions are guided by the person's goals and perspective.

Background and approach

Together these approaches aim to strengthen trust, emotional safety, and problem solving. In sessions she helps with parenting challenges, attachment concerns, postpartum changes, grief, trauma and abuse, and workplace stress. She supports people dealing with blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver strain.

Her work also addresses guilt, shame, self-esteem, and career questions. Kertina brings seven years of experience to her work and holds the LPC credential, which denotes licensure in Michigan. She offers straightforward guidance and practical tools rather than jargon.

Her tone is supportive and collaborative, focused on what will help in day-to-day life. People who choose her usually want to build stronger bonds, reduce anxiety, and find realistic ways to manage stress. She helps clients identify small changes that lead to steadier relationships and clearer decision making.

Sessions emphasize listening, validation, and steps that can be tried between meetings.

Credentials

LPC (Michigan): License 6401222259 · expires October 2028
NPI: 1548824378 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How attachment and client-centered approaches work online

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and behavior. It looks at ways to strengthen trust and emotional connection and can help with parenting concerns, attachment issues, and relationship stress. Client-centered therapy centers the person's goals and experience, with the therapist following the client's lead and offering empathy and support to build confidence and clarity.

Figuring out the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to try and how to adapt them for online sessions. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to what actually fits the person's life and concerns.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and work more deeply, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit around work, childcare, and other daily demands.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Kertina address?

She works with parenting stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and grief, self-esteem, career issues, and related concerns like postpartum changes and caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style blends attachment-based thinking with client-centered therapy to focus on relationships and the person's goals. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what the person finds most useful.

What is her professional background?

She has seven years of professional experience working with attachment and parenting issues and related concerns. Her work emphasizes strengthening bonds and everyday coping skills.

Where is she licensed and what credential does she hold?

She is licensed in Michigan and holds the LPC credential, which indicates licensure as a professional counselor in that state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does pricing work for therapy with her?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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