- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LPCC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Montana, California, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Kelly
Kelly Gesker is a licensed counselor who helps people manage stress, worry, parenting challenges, grief, and relationship strain. She also supports clients facing depression, trauma, anger, sleep troubles, attention concerns, and burnout. Kelly writes in a straightforward way and aims to make the first steps feel less overwhelming.
Her approach in sessions is relaxed and conversational. She looks for strengths clients already have and helps them use those strengths to meet current problems.
Background and approach
Sessions are meant to be a place to talk honestly, without judgment, and to try practical ways forward. Kelly brings 27 years of clinical experience. That background includes work with individuals and family issues across many life stages.
She lives in Montana and offers help to people who prefer online or remote sessions. In practice she blends Attachment-Based Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor support to each person. That means paying attention to relationship patterns while also setting small, achievable goals.
The mix is aimed at easing distress and creating workable changes. Her style is warm and caring, with a sense of humor when it fits the moment. Communication is straightforward: she responds to messages during the week and asks for patience when response times vary.
If you want to learn how her online process works, she will send clear next steps after you reach out.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kelly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Kelly lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Attachment and Solution-Focused Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect how people respond to stress and connection. Online sessions using this approach help identify those patterns and practice different ways of relating that feel safer and more effective.Solution-Focused Therapy is short-term and practical. It concentrates on small, concrete goals and the steps that move a person toward them. This approach is useful for parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and managing stress by building on what already works.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your situation, discuss options, and tailor the blend of methods to your needs and preferences. Together you decide what to try and how to measure progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you use face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, follow-ups, and support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different schedules.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
Kelly supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, grief, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, low self esteem, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is laid back and conversational. She focuses on strengths, uses a caring tone, and helps clients set small practical goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working in counseling settings with individuals and family matters.
What credentials and region are listed?
Kelly holds LPCC and LPC credentials and is based in Montana.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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