About Kertina
Kertina Kimbrough is a licensed professional counselor in Michigan who supports people facing parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, and depression. She listens without judgment and centers each conversation on the client’s experience. Kertina focuses on building trust and practical steps people can use between sessions.
She draws on attachment-based work to look at how relationships shape reactions and patterns. That helps when parenting, blended family issues, adoption and foster care concerns, or attachment difficulties are part of the picture.
Background and approach
Client-centered work guides the pace and focus so the person in the room decides what matters most. Across sessions she helps with trauma and abuse recovery, grief, self-esteem, and workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, caregiver stress, and relationship strain.
The approach is conversational and goal-focused, with simple tools and gentle reflection. Kertina has seven years of professional experience and uses that background to navigate complex family problems and forgiveness or guilt issues. Sessions include short-term problem work and longer-term healing depending on what each person needs.
She explains options clearly and adapts to the client’s rhythm. People can expect a steady, empathetic presence and practical suggestions they can try right away. Kertina emphasizes strengths and small changes that add up.
Her work aims to help people feel more grounded, less overwhelmed, and better able to handle life’s demands.
Attachment and Person-Focused Work Online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions. It helps when parenting, attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, or blended family dynamics are causing stress or confusion. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace, creating a respectful space where the client guides what to work on and when.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kertina will collaborate to decide which method fits best based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things, checking in, and adjusting the plan so sessions feel useful and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins, shorter coaching-style conversations, and flexible scheduling during busy days. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, family life, and caregiving responsibilities.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English