Kimberlee Thomas

Kimberlee Thomas is a licensed mental health professional in Oklahoma who brings 31 years of experience to her counseling practice. She is a careful listener who prioritizes making sure each person feels heard, and she works to help clients discover new perspectives and ways of experiencing life that can lead to greater well-being and even moments of joy.

Her background includes work with clients ranging in age from 2 to 103 and a wide variety of concerns, including trauma, career and family issues, parenting across generations (children, grandchildren, and adult children), severe mental illness, marital problems, depression and anxiety, substance use, sexual health matters, medical concerns, aging and caring for the elderly, end-of-life issues, and grief and loss. Over the past six years she has studied and applied treatment approaches for recovery from narcissistic abuse.

Kimberlee has provided both individual and group counseling in many settings - office environments, private homes, group homes, nursing homes, inpatient psychiatric units, community mental health programs (including groups tied to federal probation and parole and drug and alcohol services), Native American health programs, foster care families, employee assistance programs - and she also has four years of focused experience offering counseling online.

Her academic preparation includes a master’s degree in counseling psychology, a bachelor of arts in psychology with a developmental emphasis and a sociology minor, and an associate of science degree in psychology. She practices with a holistic focus on the present moment, considering how past experiences and future hopes or fears influence current life.

When clients are willing, Kimberlee teaches practical skills such as mindfulness techniques, deep breathing, meditation, and ways to draw on personal spirituality, social supports, thought patterns, and health goals. She uses cognitive behavioral methods, rational emotive techniques, transactional analysis, EMDR, inventories, and other pragmatic tools to help clients identify and build on strengths while addressing areas of difficulty.

Sessions center on the client’s goals; Kimberlee assists with clarifying those goals as needed and aims for clients to leave each session feeling they have gained something in support of their well-being. She welcomes feedback about how she is doing and looks forward to working with new clients. Kimberlee is available Monday through Friday from 7:45am to 4:15pm Central Daylight Time. She is licensed in Oklahoma as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), license number LPC03478.