Works with
How Kelly works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Montana
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kelly
Kelly Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 23 years of experience based in Montana. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. She also supports clients dealing with trauma, grief, and low self-esteem.
Kelly aims to make the first step toward help feel possible and important. She uses practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth.
Background and approach
Kelly encourages clients to talk through what’s happening, practice new skills, and track small changes over time. Many clients bring concerns about relationship strain, intimacy, parenting challenges, or the stress of life transitions. Kelly also works with people managing ADHD, sleep problems, and motivation.
She offers focused help on issues like forgiveness, life purpose, and coping after trauma or loss. Her background includes long-term clinical work across community and clinical settings in Montana, with experience addressing first responder and veteran concerns, hospice and end-of-life needs, and disaster-related stress. That range informs a flexible approach to different problems and life stages.
Sessions aim to balance listening with concrete strategies. Kelly helps people set small goals, try practical coping tools, and build confidence in handling difficult moments. She meets each person where they are and moves at a pace that feels manageable.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, then test new ways of responding to stress and anger. This method is useful for anxiety, anger management, low mood, and day-to-day coping.Another approach emphasizes skills training - teaching specific tools for emotion regulation, sleep routines, and attention management. These techniques are practical and can be practiced between sessions to build steady progress. A trauma-informed stance is woven into the work when past events affect current reactions, helping people feel understood while learning skills.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they’ll pick techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility and fits many schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into a busy day and to share thoughts between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and grief. Other areas include self-esteem, ADHD, sleep issues, parenting strain, and relationship or intimacy-related worries.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and conversational. She listens, helps clients notice patterns, and suggests small, doable strategies to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Kelly brings 23 years of professional experience in clinical and community settings, working with a wide range of concerns across life stages.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Montana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Kelly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
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 her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.