- LGBT concerns
- Family of origin issues
- Intimacy and parenting
About Kimberly
Dr. Kimberly Austin is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Mississippi with 20 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing LGBT concerns, relationship strain, family difficulties, parenting challenges, and intimacy-related issues. She also works with people navigating blended family dynamics, commitment questions, and matters connected to sexual identity and expression.
She focuses on practical conversation and clear goals. Sessions are conversational and direct. She guides clients to name patterns coming from the family they grew up in and see how those patterns affect current relationships and choices.
Dr. Austin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people change unhelpful habits and improve communication. She talks through responses learned in childhood and offers ways to try different behaviors in daily life. Work often centers on setting boundaries, repairing trust, and improving intimacy where it has become strained.
Her practice addresses topics such as fatherhood issues, fertility concerns, gender dysphoria, and non-monogamous relationship arrangements, along with the effects of prejudice and multicultural stressors. She also supports people exploring BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture in the context of relationship and sexual function.
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted. The counseling service uses a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches used and how online sessions work
Dr. Austin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on patterns and practical change. One common approach she employs is work that looks at family of origin influences - identifying the roles and expectations people learned in childhood and showing how those patterns show up now. This helps with issues like repeated conflict, boundary problems, and parenting habits.She also uses methods that target communication and relationship skills. These techniques teach specific ways to speak and listen, manage conflict, and rebuild trust, which can be useful for intimacy issues, infidelity, or non-monogamous relationship arrangements.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dr. Austin collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. She checks in and adjusts the focus as work progresses so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking. Many people prefer online sessions because they can fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can also use different online methods depending on what the client needs, and Dr. Austin will discuss which arrangements best match a client’s routine and communication preferences.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with LGBT issues, relationship and family problems, parenting and intimacy-related concerns. Additional areas include blended family issues, commitment and fatherhood concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, conversational sessions with clear goals and direct feedback. The work often focuses on identifying family patterns and changing everyday behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, family, and intimacy topics.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor based in Mississippi.
Are sessions offered in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm any legal or regional restrictions that might apply before booking.
How are payments and cost handled?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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