- Warm collaborative style
- Skills for daily life
- Experience with trauma
About Kelly
Kelly Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience supporting people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out. Kelly works with adults facing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and the everyday challenges of parenting and life change. Her manner is warm and interactive, and she aims to help people feel heard and respected from the first conversation.
Kelly focuses on practical steps that can be used between sessions. She mixes talk with tools drawn from cognitive and behavioral work, mindfulness practices, and skills-building from dialectical approaches. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and checking what is most useful in daily life.
Her background includes long clinical practice and time as a supervisor, supporting other clinicians as well as people in therapy. Kelly holds an LCSW credential and maintains a practice in Virginia while also holding licensure in New York. She brings experience with trauma, grief, addiction, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and relationship issues among other areas.
People who value a respectful, collaborative therapist may find her style a good fit. Kelly emphasizes validation and sensitivity while tailoring sessions to individual needs. She partners with each person to work toward clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better coping with life’s demands.
If you want a therapist who combines practical techniques with an empathetic approach, Kelly offers a steady and experienced presence for the work ahead.
Kelly focuses on practical steps that can be used between sessions. She mixes talk with tools drawn from cognitive and behavioral work, mindfulness practices, and skills-building from dialectical approaches. Sessions often include goal-setting, skill practice, and checking what is most useful in daily life.
Her background includes long clinical practice and time as a supervisor, supporting other clinicians as well as people in therapy. Kelly holds an LCSW credential and maintains a practice in Virginia while also holding licensure in New York. She brings experience with trauma, grief, addiction, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and relationship issues among other areas.
People who value a respectful, collaborative therapist may find her style a good fit. Kelly emphasizes validation and sensitivity while tailoring sessions to individual needs. She partners with each person to work toward clearer thinking, steadier moods, and better coping with life’s demands.
If you want a therapist who combines practical techniques with an empathetic approach, Kelly offers a steady and experienced presence for the work ahead.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.