About Kimberly Beury, LPC
I collaborate with clients using an integrative approach to identify and reach their goals. Therapy incorporates multicultural considerations in a social justice framework. Kim’s clinical training include Motivational Interviewing, Advanced Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy for PTSD, and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She has extensive experience working with LGBTQIA+ identified folx and people living with HIV and other chronic illnesses.
Kim completed her graduate training at Teachers College, Columbia University and is licensed to practice therapy in the state of New Jersey.
Offering virtual therapy session for individuals in New Jersey through a convenient, secure, easy to use, HIPAA compliant platform.
Please contact me to schedule a free phone consultation.
What should someone know about working with you?
I believe that therapy can look like a lot of different things. My approach integrates psychodynamic techniques supplemented by strength-based and evidence-based practices. I aim to establish a collaborative, nonjudgemental space to address the issues that create distress and dysfunction. Utilizing skills derived from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectal behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction help clients learn to alleviate and tolerate distress and improve relationships.
Our work together focuses on emotional regulation, self-care, healthy boundaries, and disrupting dysfunctional patterns. Together, clients and I create treatment plans to clarify goals and anticipated outcomes of therapy.
What was your path to becoming a therapist?
Working as a therapist is my second career. I have my BFA from Massachusetts College of Art; after working in the arts and design world for a few years, I segued to school-based work and research. Helping others and contributing to my community have always been core values. Through my work, connecting with people on an individual level furthered my interests around which factors protect and promote mental health while other elements can hinder and hurt. Much of my early clinical work focused on sexual health and substance abuse. I value individual’s personal narratives, supporting and connecting with community resources, and dismantling the stigma that can surround mental health and treatment. I have worked in hospitals, community health centers, public health clinics, and non-profits and am clinically trained in Advanced-Trauma Focused Therapy for PTSD and Motivational Interviewing.
What are you most excited about within the evolving mental health landscape?
The increasing accessibility to services through telehealth has been an exciting area of growth over the last few years. Telehealth has reduced barriers for busy people, working parents, and eliminating concerns for transportation or travel-related costs; adolescents no longer have to wait for their grown-up to give them a ride to therapy, they simply login. Another aspect of the evolving landscape of mental health that I find exciting is the reduced stigma associated with therapy, especially among young people. Increased conversations about mental health on both the micro and macro levels on social media, in homes, in schools, and among friends help normalize attending one’s mental health.
What would you say to someone hesitant about therapy?
I get it! Therapy is hard work. Yet like many things in life, when we put forth the effort, we can see great results. Investing in oneself through therapy can change and improve one’s experiences in a variety of ways. It can be scary to be vulnerable with someone you don’t yet know. Therapy is most effective when there is a “best fit” between a client and the therapist. In my virtual therapy room, I foster rapport through healthy boundaries to create a successful working relationship where you can trust me as your provider.
Services & Fees
Kimberly is an in-network provider with Aenta and Optum (UnitedHealthcare, United Oxford, and Oscar). If you are in network with any of these providers, I will require your information to verify benefits prior to our first session.
To schedule a free 15 minute phone consultation, please call 609.436.5482 or complete the contact form. Consultations allow for any questions you may have, briefly explore why you are seeking counseling at this time, to assess if we are a good fit and if I can help you.
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