About Kathleen
Kathleen “Kathy” Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 38 years of experience in community behavioral health and educational settings. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Kathy also supports those managing symptoms related to ADHD, trauma, eating or sleeping concerns, and caregiver strain.
Kathy uses a calm, respectful approach. She listens without judgment and adapts her style to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on short-term goals and practical steps that can be tried between meetings. She explains techniques plainly and checks in about what is working. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thinking and change behavior.
Mindfulness strategies are offered to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods help people find their own reasons to change and build manageable plans. Kathy has spent decades supporting adults through relationship issues, family problems, workplace stress, and transitions.
She also addresses body image, obsessive behaviors, panic, and mood disorders like bipolar and major depression. Her work includes helping people cope with compassion fatigue and the emotional load of caregiving. Clients can expect straightforward talk, practical tools, and a steady presence.
Kathy aims to create a space where people can set clear goals and practice new skills. She emphasizes small, doable steps that fit everyday life.
How Kathy’s approaches translate to online therapy
CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and sleep or eating issues by teaching practical skills to try between sessions.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness exercises and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These tools are useful for stress, panic, trauma symptoms, and managing impulsivity.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kathy will work with each person to clarify goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan over time. She checks what helps and what doesn’t so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when video isn’t possible, live chat for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, handle shorter check-ins between appointments, or choose a format that needs less bandwidth or no camera. Together these formats increase flexibility and help people keep momentum on their goals.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Kathy commonly address?
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
What session formats are available for online work?
How is cost handled for sessions?
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 38 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.