Kimberley VanHaitsma, LMSW

Kimberley VanHaitsma is a licensed social worker practicing in Michigan who brings a thoughtful, client-centered approach to counseling. She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and has built a decade of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

Her background includes work in geriatric care and crisis counseling, and she has served in supervisory roles guiding limited license social workers as they progress toward full licensure. That mix of direct care and mentorship informs a steady, practical style when assessing immediate needs and planning next steps.

In crisis situations she is experienced in safety assessment, suicide risk evaluation, development of safety plans, and connecting clients with emergency services when necessary. She has handled cases where substance use, domestic violence, or medication complications contributed to acute risk, and she brings calm, solution-focused thinking to those moments.

Much of her ongoing clinical work focuses on boundary setting, addressing compassion fatigue, and cultivating self-care. Anxiety and depression are common concerns she treats, often recognizing how physical health and mental health interact. She has a particular interest in supporting people facing chronic illness or pain and the caregivers who may be equally strained by those circumstances.

Kimberley uses an integrative toolkit that includes client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods. She is comfortable providing support via phone, video, live chat, and messaging, and draws on her prior crisis counseling experience when offering care. Her work aims to help individuals manage stress, restore functioning in relationships and work, and move toward clearer purpose and greater emotional well-being.