Kimberly Ennis , LCSW

Kimberly Ennis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has provided professional mental health care for 13 years. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, indicating clinical training and a professional license to offer psychotherapy and social work services. As a veteran of the United States Army, she brings a broad range of life and service experiences to her clinical work and values attention to how culture and environment shape each person’s story.

She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and she is licensed to practice in the state of North Carolina. Her practice is grounded in a client-focused, strengths-based approach that draws from evidence-based methods to meet individual needs. She routinely integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic techniques, and dialectical behavioral therapy to help clients develop practical skills and insight.

Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, and grief, with a particular focus on supporting people who struggle with post-traumatic stress. She prioritizes creating a compassionate, culturally sensitive, and inclusive space and approaches therapy as a collaborative journey built on trust and mutual vulnerability.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Kimberly Ennis uses a blend of evidence-based approaches tailored to each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and improve daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their ongoing emotional impact.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kimberly works with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past, and she adjusts methods over time to find the best fit for each person’s situation.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage in this collaborative work. Sessions can take place via video calls, over the phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access therapeutic support from home or during busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt treatment to remote formats.