- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
About Kimberley
Dr. Kimberley Dockery is an Oregon Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, coping with life changes, chronic illness, and other challenges listed in her specialties. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Dr. Dockery draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive behavioral and client-centered approaches to help people better understand feelings and interaction patterns. She pays attention to how a person’s relationships and daily context shape what they’re going through. In sessions she helps identify concrete goals and small steps toward those goals.
Her work includes supporting people dealing with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, caregiving strain, and many physical health concerns such as chronic pain or cancer-related stress. She also offers help for mood concerns including bipolar symptoms, postpartum depression, and seasonal affective disorder.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness strategies to help with coping and to build skills for managing anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and attention challenges. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Dr. Dockery emphasizes collaboration. She and the client work together to choose which techniques to try, set realistic goals, and track progress. Her approach aims to reconnect people to their values and constructive beliefs so daily life feels more manageable.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Dockery uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns and how feelings shape relationships and interactions. EFT can help when it is hard to name emotions or when repeated interaction patterns cause distress. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take steps aligned with those values. ACT techniques can be useful for managing anxiety, grief, and life changes.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, client-centered methods, or mindfulness strategies make the most sense for current goals. That choice can change over time as needs and priorities shift.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for every visit. Licensed professionals can adapt EFT and ACT techniques to remote work so conversations, emotion-focused exercises, and mindfulness practices can still be part of sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Oregon, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, chronic illness challenges, parenting and caregiver stress, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches, with ACT and mindfulness tools to support coping and behavior change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience, including work as a medical family therapist supporting people with chronic health concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT licensed in Oregon and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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