Licensed clinical social worker recordNew Jersey
Kimberly Higgins, LCSW
New Jersey
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in New Jersey
- LCSW, licence 44SC05199000
- NPI
- 1093826943
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
These details come from information Kimberly supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT informed
- Solution focused
- Motivational interviewing
About Kimberly
Kimberly Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey with 25 years of practice. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and coping with major life changes. Sessions are practical and focused on skills people can use between meetings.
Her approach blends methods that target thoughts, behaviors, and motivation. Kimberly uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to set small, manageable goals and measure progress.
She often addresses attachment and abandonment concerns and supports people dealing with caregiving strain, chronic illness, cancer, or aging issues. Communication problems, codependency, and commitment or avoidant personality patterns are common topics in sessions. Kimberly helps people sort through complicated feelings after loss or major change.
In conversation she focuses on clear steps and practical tools. Sessions usually include skill teaching, problem solving, and tasks to practice between appointments. The aim is to make daily life more manageable and reduce repeated patterns that cause distress.
Her long experience includes working with issues that overlap, such as depression with chronic pain or anxiety with relationship difficulties. People who want a straightforward, skills-oriented approach will find the work here grounded in clinical social work practice and real-life concerns.
BHow sessions work
Approaches Used in Online Sessions and What They Do
Kimberly often uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice patterns in their thinking and try different actions. This method focuses on practical exercises and homework to change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety or depression.She also uses solution-focused techniques that hone in on immediate, achievable goals. These brief, goal-directed steps can help with communication problems, relationship decisions, and short-term coping after loss.
Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist and client will review what helps, try different techniques, and adjust based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process guides which approaches are emphasized over time.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking. When delivered online, therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow sessions without travel time. These practical benefits help people keep consistent appointments and apply skills to everyday life.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Kimberly focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Her practice also covers caregiving stress, chronic illness and cancer related issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-informed techniques including cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused work, and motivational interviewing. Sessions emphasize skills, brief goal setting, and steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician. That background includes helping people with overlapping issues like depression plus chronic pain or anxiety plus relationship difficulties.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New Jersey. Her practice and profile list New Jersey as the location.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are managed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. The questionnaire helps match needs and goals before the initial appointment.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers