About Kelly
Kelly Gesker is a licensed counselor with 27 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, and trauma. Kelly aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk honestly and begin to sort through what feels overwhelming.
Her style is relaxed and approachable. She listens with warmth and sometimes a sense of humor. Kelly focuses on identifying each person’s strengths and building on them to handle everyday challenges and big transitions.
Background and approach
Kelly uses practical, goal-oriented methods alongside a relationship-focused perspective. She helps people set clear steps to try between sessions while also paying attention to attachment patterns and how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Sessions are meant to be straightforward and useful for daily life.
She practices online using video, phone, live chat, or text messaging options. Kelly checks messages regularly throughout the week and responds as she can. Instructions for getting started are offered after initial contact so people know what to expect.
Kelly lives in Montana and offers work with a patient, steady approach developed across many years in practice. She welcomes questions and will provide more information about how online sessions are structured when someone reaches out.
How attachment and solution-focused work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions use conversation to notice patterns in close relationships and to try new ways of relating that reduce stress and improve connection. Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal-oriented. It helps people identify clear, small steps to move toward practical change and build on what already works.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which ideas to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you keep eye contact and read body language. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to share notes, ask questions between sessions, or have shorter, timely exchanges. These options can make therapy easier to fit into a busy life and help maintain consistency over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Montana, California, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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