- Service and civilian life
- Anxiety and trauma
- Practical coping steps
About Kelly
Kelly starts by asking what’s happening now and where someone wants to be. She and the client map out a flexible plan that fits real life. Early sessions focus on understanding patterns, safety, and immediate coping strategies.
Her work draws on several approaches that match a person’s needs. She uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and Client-Centered methods to keep the client’s goals central. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy are also available when they fit the client’s story and goals.
Kelly’s background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Oregon in Family and Human Services. She has experience in community mobile crisis intervention and supporting people after incarceration or with chronic housing instability.
Sessions blend practical skill-building with chances to make sense of difficult events. Kelly often works with people dealing with abuse, addiction, grief, attachment questions, and complex trauma. She encourages openness, small experiments, and steady progress toward clearer day-to-day coping.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania, Iowa
Languages
English
How Kelly’s Approaches Work Online
Kelly commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior; this helps with trust issues, attachment concerns, and relationship patterns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and routines, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her approach too, keeping the client’s goals and perspective central while the therapist listens and reflects.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Kelly will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then try methods that match those priorities. She adjusts plans over time so the work fits how someone actually lives and copes.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that work around work or caregiving schedules. It can also let a therapist use worksheets, thought records, and narrative exercises between meetings to keep progress moving.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kelly focus on?
Kelly works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and depression, plus related issues such as addiction, relationship and attachment concerns, and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She listens first and helps clients set a flexible plan. Sessions mix practical coping skills with time to make sense of feelings and experiences.
What is her experience and background?
She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked in community mobile crisis intervention and re-integration support after incarceration.
What credentials and location are listed?
Kelly holds LCSW and LISW credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Specific session formats are not listed here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kelly?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
