- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Nevada, Florida, Georgia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kelli
Kelli Brunk is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of independent practice experience in Florida. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and has spent decades helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Parents often contact her about parenting challenges and family strain.
She aims to make the first step into therapy easier by meeting people where they are. Kelli keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She listens first, then helps clients map small, practical steps toward change.
Background and approach
Conversations cover daily routines, communication patterns, sleep, and ways to reduce overwhelming feelings. She uses clear methods that people can apply between visits. Her background includes long-term work with adults across many life stages and situations.
That experience informs how she assesses struggles that come with illness, caregiving, loss, or major life changes. She pays attention to how mood, relationships, and external stressors interact. Kelli also works with concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood issues, self-esteem, career stress, and complex grief.
She helps people notice patterns and try practical alternatives. Sessions often involve setting small goals and tracking what helps. People who choose her can expect a calm, direct approach and a mix of talking and problem-solving.
She aims to help clients feel more in control of daily life. Communication in either English or Spanish is available.
What Kelli works with
Everything Kelli lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kelli helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kelli lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical therapeutic approaches offered online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It breaks problems into manageable steps and often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and low mood.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and small changes that move someone toward their goals. It is oriented to short-term progress and can be useful for parenting challenges, relationship and communication problems, and coping with life transitions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you learn what helps. Together you can pick practical techniques and set short-term goals to measure progress.
Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging options allow brief check-ins or written reflections between sessions. These formats give flexibility for scheduling and make it possible to keep therapy consistent despite changes in work, caregiving, or travel.
Questions people ask about Kelli
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Kelli works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, sleep problems, relationship and family conflicts, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her approach in therapy?
She uses practical, goal-focused methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 28 years of independent practice experience and a long career working with adults across many life situations, which shapes her practical and straightforward style.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Florida. Her licensing is listed as FL LCSW and NV LCSW.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate bilingual speakers.
How are sessions delivered online?
She provides support through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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