Kelly Mitchell
LPCC
Change-focused counselor with practical tools
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- Strengths-based
- Skill focused
- Goal oriented
About Kelly
Her style centers on strengths and clear, hands-on techniques. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with acceptance-based work and solution-focused steps. Sessions aim to teach how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and what to do when patterns cause pain.
Kelly frames therapy as education and skill-building. She talks through real situations and helps clients practice new responses. The emphasis is on tools that support daily life, not on abstract theory.
Her background includes roles in counseling, education, and business. That mix informs her straightforward approach to problems like relationship strain, grief, coping with change, and addiction-related issues. She often guides people toward measurable shifts they can notice week to week.
Kelly encourages a gradual process of change. Early sessions focus on understanding current patterns and setting practical goals. Later work targets skill practice, problem solving, and maintaining gains so people can feel more steady in their day-to-day routines.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Kentucky
Languages
English
How ACT, CBT, and Solution-Focused Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that match those values to reduce the hold of upsetting emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger by practicing new responses and testing beliefs. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes what is already working and builds short, doable steps toward specific goals, which can be helpful when someone needs quick, targeted changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and the issue at hand to decide together which methods to use. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the client's life and priorities rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use different tools from home or from a quiet location, helping practice skills in everyday settings and carry improvements into daily routines.
At a glance
- Listed location
- Kentucky
- Experience
- 13+ years
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Languages
- English
- License (Kentucky)
- LPCC · No. 104127
- NPI
- 1306266820
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kelly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, anger, depression, and related issues such as sleep and eating concerns, relationship strain, and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and strengths-based, combining acceptance and cognitive techniques with solution-focused steps to teach useful skills.
What is her professional background?
Kelly brings 13 years in counseling along with experience in education and business, which she uses to help people set realistic goals and build coping skills.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPCC, licensed in Kentucky. Her professional listing identifies her location as Kentucky.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.