- Years in practice
- 31
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Kelly
Kelly Walsh is a licensed independent social worker with 31 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, depressed, grieving, or coping with trauma and addiction. Parents seeking support around parenting concerns can expect direct, practical guidance and a calm presence.
Her approach is warm and affirming. Sessions focus on clear steps you can use at home, such as communication skills, coping strategies, and ways to manage mood and sleep.
Background and approach
She pays attention to identity and relationship issues, including support for LGBT people and those facing intimacy concerns. Kelly combines several well-known methods to tailor work to each person. That can mean using thinking-and-behavior tools to shift unhelpful patterns, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, or attachment ideas to improve connections.
She adapts interventions to the pace someone prefers and the goals they bring. Over three decades in practice have given her experience with many concerns, from bipolar mood shifts to compassion fatigue and ADHD. She also offers perspective for people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, body image, chronic illness, and complex communication problems.
Kelly holds an Ohio LISW, and she offers sessions in English. People who live outside the U.S. may work with her as an international client. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions once a plan is agreed.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Kelly lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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 to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions and closeness. Online sessions can use these ideas to help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and following the client's pace to build self-understanding and confidence. This approach helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort out priorities and parenting choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with concrete exercises and short homework to practice new skills between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that match the problem at hand and adjust over time based on what helps.
Online therapy lets people access care in a flexible way. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and skill teaching. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy into work schedules, parenting routines, and busy days.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What kinds of concerns does Kelly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns such as ADHD and career strain.
What is Kelly's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions often include skills practice, communication work, and mindful awareness tailored to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kelly has 31 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including long-term mood issues and trauma-related challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LISW credential and is licensed in Ohio.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
People can work with her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to get started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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