Kimberley Smith-Maxwell

Kimberley Smith-Maxwell is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 16 years of experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD, self-esteem challenges, compassion fatigue, and life changes. She takes an approachable, professional stance that combines compassion with clear, objective guidance to help people gain insight, build courage, and move toward a fuller, more rewarding life.

Her clinical approach centers on cognitive behavioral therapy, an evidence-based method that focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. She works with clients to identify and interrupt negative thinking patterns that can undermine wellbeing, relationships, and career goals, and then teaches practical cognitive behavioral strategies to replace those patterns with healthier choices.

Kimberley also explains in straightforward, scientific terms what is happening in the brain, in feelings, and in the body so clients can better understand why they became stuck and how coping skills help them recover and grow from past pain. She emphasizes learning and practicing skills that create lasting change rather than short-term fixes.

She earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Houston-Victoria and has worked in a variety of mental health settings, including the Fort Bend County Juvenile Probation Psychological Division, Texana Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and telehealth platforms such as BetterHelp, Faithful Counseling, Teladoc and Amwell. She believes it is never too late to pursue one’s dreams, that every person is unique, and that each individual has purpose. Her goal is to help uncover and restore the strengths that have been hidden by life’s inevitable setbacks.