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FL Psychologist PY12058

Dr. Kimberly Kowalik, FL Psychologist PY12058

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Kimberly

Dr. Kimberly Kowalik welcomes people seeking practical support for stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, addiction concerns, grief, and other life challenges.

Background and approach

With a focus on collaboration, she helps clients identify strengths and chart actionable steps toward their goals while recognizing the courage it takes to ask for help. Dr.

Kowalik practices from a foundation of psychological science and a client-centered stance. Over 12 years she has worked with individuals, couples, and families on issues such as trauma and abuse, mood disorders, parenting and intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems, and coping with major life changes.

She blends approaches that emphasize understanding internal parts, values-based living, and attachment patterns to tailor work to each person’s needs. As a Florida licensed psychologist (FL Psychologist PY12058), she draws on tools from Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, CBT, and other evidence-informed methods to help clients build skills, strengthen relationships, and reduce symptoms.

She offers services in English and accepts international clients, providing flexible session options to fit varied schedules.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care



Internal Family Systems focuses on understanding the different parts that make up a person’s inner life and helping those parts communicate and cooperate, which can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, and relationship patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and take committed action while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings, making it useful for stress, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns formed in close relationships and works to strengthen stable connections and repair patterns that contribute to intimacy or communication problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each client to identify goals, assess what resonates with them, and adapt techniques from these approaches so the work aligns with individual needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy lives or across time zones. These options allow licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care, offer timely support, and adjust session formats as needs change, supporting access and convenience for people with varied schedules.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family challenges, grief, sleep problems, and concerns like ADHD and bipolar mood disorders.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, combining client-centered care with methods that explore internal parts, values-driven action, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to meet each person's goals.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families on a wide spectrum of mental health and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this psychologist?
She is a Florida licensed psychologist listed as FL Psychologist PY12058 and practices from Florida.
Can she work with people who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are provided in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available with this clinician?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this psychologist?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English