About Kimberley
Dr. Kimberley Dockery welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or drained by life changes and relationship stress.
Background and approach
She writes plainly and listens carefully so people can say what matters to them. Her first aim is to help clients name one or two small goals they can actually do between sessions.
Dr. Kimberley is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - practicing in Oregon.
She has about ten years of clinical experience, including work with medical and health-related concerns. That background informs how she talks about grief, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and the emotional fallout of major health events.
She also helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar struggles, and issues with sleep or anger. In sessions she blends practical skill-building with attention to values and connection.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. Mindfulness practices help people notice their reactions without getting swept away.
Dr. Kimberley also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at how close relationships shape feelings and patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps when uncertainty or chronic stress make it hard to act on what matters most. She frames work as collaborative coaching and therapy, aiming for clear steps and steady progress.
People can expect straightforward conversations, clear homework when helpful, and planning that fits real life. She supports topics such as parenting strain, career shifts, multicultural concerns, postpartum depression, self-esteem, and life purpose.
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what they value and take small committed steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Online ACT sessions often include brief experiential exercises and homework that track values-based actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns; virtual CBT sessions commonly use worksheets, behavior experiments, and real-time problem solving useful for sleep, mood, and anxiety issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about problems, goals, and preferences, then suggest a mix of methods that fit. That collaboration means plans are adjusted as progress and needs change rather than locked in from the start.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial cues and have a full conversation. Phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option and can fit during a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, and prompts between sessions. Those options make it easier to keep momentum while balancing medical care, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Oregon, Washington
- Languages
- English