- Years in practice
- 26
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Alaska, Georgia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Lauren
Lauren Kelly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, struggling with relationships, or juggling parenting and life changes. Her tone is warm and down-to-earth, and she aims to make the first step feel smaller for worried parents and individuals.
She draws on family systems thinking and client-centered ways of working to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Lauren also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are offered to reduce overwhelm and improve focus in daily life. Lauren works with concerns that range from trauma, addiction, and bipolar challenges to eating, sleeping, and intimacy-related issues.
She also supports people facing caregiver stress, blended family tensions, divorce and separation, and end-of-life caregiving. Sessions focus on small, usable changes that fit into real life and parenting routines. Her style is honest, nonjudgmental, and sometimes lighthearted.
She encourages clients to try strategies between sessions and brings a coaching mindset when people want concrete steps toward balance. Lauren aims to meet each person where they are and move at a pace that feels manageable. Based in Georgia, she holds an LMFT and has worked across multiple states throughout her career.
Lauren offers multiple online formats so parents and busy adults can find what fits their schedule and needs.
What Lauren works with
Everything Lauren lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Lauren helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Approaches Lauren lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches translate online
Lauren often uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where people feel heard and respected; this approach focuses on understanding each person's experience and building goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and managing stress.Finding the best approach is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to choose or blend methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That collaboration continues as goals shift over time and new issues come up.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when schedules allow. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a short break during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside parenting and work demands.
Questions people ask about Lauren
What issues does Lauren help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, addictions, grief, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a warm, honest, and nonjudgmental way and uses straightforward strategies. Sessions blend listening with practical steps clients can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 26 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LMFT and maintains licensure in Alaska (AK LMFT) and Georgia (GA LMFT). She is located in Georgia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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