Kelly Joyce, LISW

Kelly Joyce is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. She works with concerns like eating issues, addiction, self-esteem, parenting strain, and career worries. Kelly brings nine years of clinical experience and speaks English.

Kelly keeps therapy practical and person-focused. She believes clients know their lives best and uses that knowledge to set goals together. Sessions draw on clear skills and strategies from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address thinking patterns and emotional regulation.

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment settings, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient care. That range means she is familiar with short-term crisis work and longer-term therapy. She uses a strengths-based, solution-focused frame to help people find manageable next steps.

Kelly also uses client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas to support connection and communication in relationships. She pays attention to issues tied to attachment, abandonment, foster and adoption history, and intimacy concerns. Practical tools and focused talk help people make changes between sessions.

Outside of work, Kelly enjoys time with family, travel, true crime documentaries, and her cats. Her Ohio practice reflects nine years of experience and a down-to-earth style aimed at helping people cope and move forward.

How Kelly’s approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful steps even when strong emotions are present. It focuses on noticing thoughts rather than getting stuck in them and can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and eating concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication, which can support people facing intense emotions, relationship problems, or self-control struggles.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Therapy stays collaborative so clients can weigh what feels useful and what does not.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simpler to continue work when life changes occur. Licensed professionals adapt methods like ACT, CBT, and DBT to work over virtual sessions, focusing on skill practice, structured homework, and in-session problem solving.