- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Kelli
Kelli Rue-Bachini is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Alabama who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. She uses a straightforward, compassionate style to make it easier to talk about painful experiences and hard decisions. Kelli aims to create a calm space where worries can be named and practical next steps can be planned.
She guides conversations about trauma, anger, self-esteem, and motivation. Sessions focus on small changes that add up, such as new ways to respond to triggers and realistic coping skills to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Kelli also supports people dealing with mood disorders, panic, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. Kelli blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and mindfulness to steady attention in the moment.
Solution-focused ideas help identify immediate goals and concrete steps toward them. With eight years of clinical experience, Kelli has worked with people affected by first responder stress, veteran and armed forces issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiver compassion fatigue. She also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and eating or sleeping struggles.
Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session according to therapist availability.
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.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Kelli lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters most and take small action toward those values even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety or mood symptoms. Client-centered work creates a supportive space where the person's own goals guide the pace and focus of sessions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they try out one or two approaches and adjust as needed so therapy feels useful and manageable.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work. Phone sessions can fit a short break or when less bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or notes between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy regular around parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kelli
What concerns can I bring to therapy?
You can work on addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, parenting stress, grief, relationship or intimacy issues, and related concerns such as self-harm, eating or sleeping problems.
What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?
The approach is direct and collaborative, combining acceptance, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to set goals and try practical skills between sessions.
How much experience does the therapist bring?
Kelli has eight years of professional clinical experience working with a range of mood, trauma-related, and life-stress concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
She is an AL LICSW and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I meet by video or text?
Yes. Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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