- Collaborative approach
- Practical tools
- Focus on relationships
About Kelly
Kelly Stone is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns. She offers supportive, practical guidance for depression, bipolar challenges, and addiction-related struggles. Kelly works with clients on parenting strain, grief, and career stress as well as codependency and attachment-related issues.
Kelly uses a collaborative approach that treats clients as the experts on their own lives. Sessions focus on clear goals and realistic steps. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works in daily life.
Her style blends talk therapy with tools drawn from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness. That means shaping thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, while also practicing ways to manage strong emotions in the moment.
Kelly also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to look at how patterns show up in close relationships. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change or feeling stuck and unsure how to begin.
She has eight years of professional experience and holds an LCSW, licensed in North Carolina. Kelly welcomes conversations about concerns such as attachment, body image, grief, caregiver stress, and issues common in LGBT lives. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process understandable and manageable.
How Kelly's approaches translate to online work
Kelly often blends client-centered ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work to address relationship and emotional concerns. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the client's lead and helps the person identify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Emotionally-focused ideas look at how patterns of connection and interaction shape feelings in intimate relationships and help shift those patterns when they are painful.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work itself. Kelly collaborates with each person to decide what to try first, tuning methods to their goals, life situation, and what feels most useful in session. This is a joint process that can change as needs evolve.
The biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It also lets people use mindfulness practices or homework between sessions in a way that fits daily life.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Kelly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, bipolar challenges, addiction concerns, grief, parenting strain, and codependency among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, focusing on clear goals and practical steps while honoring each person's strengths and story.
What is Kelly's clinical background?
Kelly has eight years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, personality challenges, and family stress.
What credentials and location does she have?
She holds an LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and is licensed in North Carolina.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the referral source before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kelly?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.