Kimber Brokaw, LCSW, LISW

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Compassionate, narrative-informed psychotherapy

Details

Name	Kimber Brokaw
Credentials	LCSW, LISW
Based in	Illinois
Licensed in	Iowa, Illinois
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	16

About Kimber

Kimber Brokaw is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 16 years of clinical experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) practicing in Illinois. Kimber writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person who reaches out.

She focuses on helping people get unstuck by looking at how they are wired and how past wounds affect present choices.

Background and approach

Sessions often involve talking through patterns, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and trying small, practical changes. Kimber integrates Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to tailor the work to each person. Her approach includes short exercises and experiential moments designed to move someone from thinking about change to actually trying it.

She also supports people dealing with grief, relationship stress, caregiver strain, workplace pressures, and questions of life purpose or midlife adjustment. Kimber frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people name the stories that shape their life and then tests new, kinder ways of living.

Her aim is to help people find clearer choices and step toward the life they want. Sessions use common formats like video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their day. Kimber works in English and offers services to clients based in Illinois.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief among the things Kimber works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kimber among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kimber among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Kimber among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kimber among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kimber directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kimber directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Approaches and what online therapy looks like

Kimber commonly uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships, and then to try new, preferred stories that feel truer. Narrative work often helps with identity questions, shame, and patterns that repeat in relationships.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral changes that change mood and functioning. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, worry, and everyday stress. Mindfulness Therapy appears in sessions as short practices and attention exercises that help reduce reactivity and increase calm during difficult moments.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try strategies together and adjust as needed. This is a collaborative process that values the client’s pace and choices.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflections between sessions. These options are meant to increase flexibility and fit therapy into a busy life.

Common questions about this listing

What concerns does Kimber often address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and workplace or caregiver stress.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining narrative work with CBT and mindfulness to test practical changes and shift old patterns.

What is her clinical background?

She has 16 years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people understand how they are wired and wounded to move forward.

Where is Kimber licensed to practice?

Kimber holds an LCSW and an LISW and practices in Illinois with the listed credentials IL LCSW and IA LISW.

Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexible options for how to meet.

How is pricing handled?

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

How do I begin working together?

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