- Anger management background
- Stress and anxiety care
- Parenting support
About Kimberly
Kimberly Portanova is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with 15 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and anger. Sessions are offered in English.
She uses straightforward talk and practical steps rather than jargon. Kimberly treats clients as the expert in their own story and helps them notice strengths they already have. She aims to guide people who want clearer thinking, better communication, and fewer anger flare-ups.
Kimberly has experience leading anger management groups in the past. That background informs how she helps people recognize triggers, interrupt unhelpful patterns, and practice alternative responses. She also supports people dealing with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and relationship communication problems.
In sessions she focuses on workable strategies you can try between meetings. That might include short behavioral experiments, breathing and grounding techniques, or simple communication scripts to use with others. She checks in on progress and adjusts the approach based on what helps most.
Her work is practical and goal-oriented. Kimberly encourages small, steady changes so people can move away from avoidance and toward clearer daily routines and better emotional regulation. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How Kimberly uses evidence-based techniques online
Kimberly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and behavior. Cognitive-behavioral approaches help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test small behavioral changes to reduce anger and anxiety. These methods suit stress, mood concerns, and everyday triggers.She also uses skills-based emotion regulation strategies that teach concrete steps to manage strong feelings. This can include paced breathing, grounding exercises, and short behavioral experiments to try between sessions. Those practices aim to lower reactivity and improve decision making in tense moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kimberly collaborates with each person to identify what fits their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques based on what proves most useful in real life, and she checks progress regularly to refine the plan.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people value online sessions because they can fit meetings into work breaks, avoid travel time, and keep check-ins brief when needed. Online work can also make it easier to practice communication scripts or grounding exercises between meetings without major schedule changes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and anger. Additional focuses include communication problems, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and straight talk. The emphasis is on skills you can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with clients in clinical settings. That experience includes previously leading anger management groups.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania. Sessions are provided from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.