About Kelly

Kelly Drake is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, ADHD, grief, and relationship concerns. Her tone is calm and direct, and she aims to make sessions understandable and practical for busy parents.

Kelly spent early years working with children and adolescents on suicide risk and trauma in the Detroit, Michigan area. She then served as an Army officer and social worker, focusing on suicide assessment and trauma care for service members.

Background and approach

That mix of community mental health and military work shaped a practical approach to hard problems. In sessions she blends attachment-focused thinking with client-centered listening. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas to address sleep, nightmares, and symptoms that get in the way of daily life.

Solution-focused methods help set small, achievable goals between appointments. Kelly aims to build a steady working relationship rather than hand out quick fixes. She is straightforward about what needs to change and moves at a pace that feels safe for each person.

Her style emphasizes respect, empathy, and clear feedback. Parents will find concrete strategies for managing behaviors, sleep, and stress. People navigating grief, addiction, or identity concerns can expect a thoughtful mix of practical tools and deeper exploration of family and attachment patterns.

Her Michigan license is listed as MI LMSW. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How her approaches translate to online care

Kelly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This helps people who struggle with trust, closeness, or repeated relationship problems understand why they react the way they do and try different ways of connecting.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on the link between thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. CBT techniques are useful for anxiety, sleep problems, ADHD-related challenges, and managing nightmares by practicing small skill changes between sessions.

Finding the right approach happens together. Kelly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust methods over time. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits day-to-day life and what a person hopes to change.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides practical flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and fuller conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging supports quick check-ins and brief problem-solving, and text works well for short updates or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or parenting routines while using the therapist's approaches in ways that match each person's needs.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelly work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, addictions, anger, self-esteem, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm, direct, and perceptive. She emphasizes a steady therapeutic relationship and gives clear, practical feedback rather than vague reassurance.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kelly brings 25 years of experience from community mental health, school systems, and military social work focused on suicide assessment and trauma treatment.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker, listed as MI LMSW, and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Kelly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use 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 appointments based on therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English

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