Kelley Kramer, LPC

Kelley Kramer is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Virginia. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Kelley also helps people dealing with relationship and family concerns, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Kelley talks plainly and listens first. She aims to help people name what is hard and find small, doable steps forward. Sessions are paced to the person and adapt as needs change over time.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work. In practice this means combining skills training, values-focused planning, and empathic listening to address symptoms and everyday problems.

Kelley has five years of counseling experience. She responds to messages several times per day and can reply evenings and weekends when requested. That responsiveness is part of how she helps clients move through crises and make steady progress.

To start, she asks people to share basic information and goals so sessions can focus on what matters most. Kelley works with adult clients to reduce symptoms, improve coping, and strengthen emotional connection to what matters in life.

Online approaches and how they translate to sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that reflect their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes by shifting attention toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings link together and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for panic, phobias, and mood symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, often used when strong emotions or impulsive behaviors get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelley will collaborate with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying approaches, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is meeting with clients now. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow check-ins during transitional periods, and reduce time spent traveling. Some people prefer shorter phone check-ins while others like full video sessions for face-to-face conversation; ask about available formats when you schedule.