Dr. Michele Kelly, LCSW

Dr. Michele Kelly greets people who are facing hard transitions with a calm, practical approach. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana with 15 years of experience on this platform and many more years in practice. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and major life changes.

Her work often focuses on teens and adults who are adjusting to changes like starting college, new jobs, moves, or loss. She listens first, then helps clients build concrete coping skills and problem-solving habits. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at making day-to-day life easier.

Dr. Kelly blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses evidence-based strategies from cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior ideas, along with acceptance-oriented and client-centered methods. Her plan usually starts with a brief assessment to decide which tools will most help the person in front of her.

Sessions emphasize practical skills - things you can try between meetings - and a realistic plan for change. She also brings experience with issues such as trauma and abuse, eating concerns, mood disorders, ADHD, and family dynamics when those areas are relevant.

Her background includes long experience in multiple settings with children, adolescents, and adults. She offers flexible scheduling to fit work and school demands, and she encourages questions before beginning work together.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match what matters to you. It can help with anxiety, stress, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence mood and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers clear skills for handling intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and managing stress in the moment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will do an initial assessment and then collaborate with the client to pick methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. This means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the therapist’s current online session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. For some people it also makes regular practice of skills more practical between sessions. Licensed professionals can guide how these approaches are used in remote sessions to focus on usable strategies for everyday life.