Kelly Muratorri, LPC, LMHC

Kelly Muratorri is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She uses direct, practical methods to support someone feeling overwhelmed. Kelly works from Iowa and also holds licensure in Texas, and she has seven years of clinical experience.

Her approach combines structured techniques with a focus on emotions. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to surface unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy guides conversations about attachment and relationship patterns. Kelly also draws on EMDR and trauma-focused methods when past events keep showing up in day-to-day life.

She has experience supporting veterans, first responders, and people on the autism spectrum. Kelly also addresses parenting strain, compassion fatigue, chronic illness and pain, and challenges like abandonment or attachment issues. Sessions aim to help people identify goals, practice workable skills, and try small changes between visits.

Kelly can incorporate a faith-informed perspective when that matters to a person. She aims to respect each person’s values while focusing on clear, achievable steps. Her work is collaborative - she and the client choose what to try next based on what is actually helping.

If someone is new to therapy, Kelly guides them through what to expect and how to set priorities. She emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes and supports people as they adapt to life changes and manage ongoing stressors.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Kelly frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thoughts and behaviors that make problems worse and to practice new ways of responding. CBT is very hands-on and often includes simple exercises to try between sessions.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on emotions and attachment patterns in relationships. In therapy this means talking through important moments, naming feelings, and trying new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on symptoms, life context, and personal goals. That choice can change as progress is made and new needs appear.

If you plan to use online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, it can be simpler to join from a short break, reduce travel time, or use a phone call when video feels like too much. Therapists can adapt CBT assignments, emotion-focused conversations, and trauma-focused interventions to remote sessions so the work remains practical and goal-oriented.