Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
How Kelly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kelly
Kelly Harper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, anger, and depression. She practices from Louisiana and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Kelly centers work on clients' strengths and choices.
She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and straightforward. Her style is down-to-earth and goal oriented. Sessions often focus on clear skills and small experiments to reduce reactivity, lift mood, and improve day-to-day coping.
Background and approach
She uses problem-solving and thought-focused techniques to help clients notice patterns and try different responses. Clients leave with concrete strategies they can use between appointments. Kelly also draws on solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and track progress.
That approach supports people who want faster movement on a specific issue, such as managing anger or rebuilding trust after conflict. She blends this with cognitive-behavioral work when thoughts and behaviors keep problems stuck. Over two decades, Kelly has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, grief, ADHD, caregiver stress, and workplace issues.
She supports people through life transitions and offers guidance on self-esteem and communication. Her background helps her match practical tools to each person's situation. People who look for clear instruction and steady encouragement often find her approach helpful.
Kelly aims to meet clients where they are and to build on what already works in their lives.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kelly's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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.
How Kelly Uses Practical Approaches Online
Kelly combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with solution-focused work to tackle everyday problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and change small behaviors that keep stress or anger going. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that lead to frequent conflict or overwhelm. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on concrete goals and the steps that lead toward them, which can speed progress on issues like anger management or improving communication.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. Together they set short-term goals, try specific strategies, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when a deeper discussion is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a session fits into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options make it easier to keep consistency and build skills over time.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
Kelly helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, parenting challenges, ADHD, grief, trauma, and related issues such as caregiver strain and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is down-to-earth and practical, focusing on skills people can use between sessions and short-term goals to create change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 22 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - practicing in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.