Dr. Kimberly Deus Sullivan, LMHC

Approaches that guide online sessions

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect how someone connects and copes. It can be helpful for people noticing repeating relationship problems, attachment worries, or difficulty trusting or relying on others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thoughts that increase anxiety or low mood and testing them with straightforward behavioral steps. CBT is often useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, which can help with overwhelm and emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different techniques together. Decisions about which methods to use are made collaboratively, and approaches are adjusted as needs and goals change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you have full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or keeping momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, or caregiving responsibilities, and to keep practicing skills in everyday life.