- Warm collaborative style
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on relationships
About Kelly
Kelly Peters is a licensed counselor with 35 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing addictions, grief, anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and collaborative, aimed at practical change rather than jargon-heavy sessions.
Kelly adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's needs. She draws on methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, along with client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings and clearer ways to understand feelings and choices.
Her background includes work with depression, trauma and abuse, codependency, and LGBT concerns, plus experience in career development and crisis intervention. This long experience gives her a wide perspective on how problems unfold and what often helps people move forward.
Kelly also brings additional focus to issues such as chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and substance use. She combines practical techniques with a respectful, person-focused stance to help clients explore options for change.
People who want straightforward support to manage emotions, improve communication, or navigate big life changes often find her conversational style easy to follow. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Kelly adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's needs. She draws on methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, along with client-centered and emotionally-focused ideas. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings and clearer ways to understand feelings and choices.
Her background includes work with depression, trauma and abuse, codependency, and LGBT concerns, plus experience in career development and crisis intervention. This long experience gives her a wide perspective on how problems unfold and what often helps people move forward.
Kelly also brings additional focus to issues such as chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, blended family concerns, and substance use. She combines practical techniques with a respectful, person-focused stance to help clients explore options for change.
People who want straightforward support to manage emotions, improve communication, or navigate big life changes often find her conversational style easy to follow. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
35+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches are used in online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used when someone wants to change patterns of avoidance or build a more meaningful life despite difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical behavior changes. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress when clients want tools to shift thoughts and routines.Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and life demands, then collaboratively pick or combine approaches that feel right. Sessions are shaped by what the client wants to work on and what methods fit their day-to-day life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins between in-depth sessions. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, choose whether to be on camera, and practice skills in real-world settings between meetings.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kelly commonly help with?
Kelly works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, and stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach?
Her style is warm, respectful, and collaborative. She blends cognitive behavioral approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, DBT ideas, and emotionally-focused work to match each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 35 years of clinical experience, including work in career development, employee assistance services, crisis intervention, and critical incident debriefing.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an IL LCPC, which denotes a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.