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Lauren Kelly, LMFT

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Lauren

Lauren Kelly is an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) who brings 26 years of clinical work to relationships, trauma recovery, mood concerns, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches therapy with warmth, straightforward honesty, and a sense of humor, aiming to meet clients where they are and support movement toward clearer balance and connection. Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy and relationship struggles, parenting and family dynamics, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and a broad range of additional life and caregiving challenges.

Drawing on family systems thinking alongside Internal Family Systems, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing, she blends relational insight with practical skills to help clients repair relationships, process trauma, and rebuild daily functioning.

Kelly’s background as a family therapist shapes how she views individual concerns within the context of relationships and roles, and she uses that lens to create personalized direction and goals.

She offers weekday availability and provides sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for clients located in Georgia, working collaboratively to find approaches that match each person’s needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and relate to the different parts of themselves with curiosity and compassion, which can be especially useful for addressing trauma, self-criticism, and internal conflict. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes nonjudgmental listening and supporting each person's innate capacity to grow, making it helpful for people seeking empathic exploration of feelings and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical strategies to change them, which often aids work with anxiety, depression, and coping skills.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and this clinician collaborates with each client to determine what fits their goals, preferences, and life context. Sessions may include experiential exploration, skills practice, and reflective conversation as the therapist and client adjust methods over time to match progress and needs.

Online therapy makes these methods accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support, skill-building, and relationship-focused work without requiring travel, and they can be scheduled to suit differing routines and time zones.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Work includes support for stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related caregiving and life-change topics.
How would you describe the therapeutic approach and style?
The approach is collaborative and relational, blending Internal Family Systems with client-centered listening and practical cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness strategies to help clients explore inner parts, improve coping, and build new patterns.
What is the therapist's clinical experience?
She brings 26 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of concerns including trauma recovery, grief, relationship repair, and life balance.
Which credentials and location apply to this clinician?
Licensed as an LMFT with credential details AK LMFT MFTM271 and GA LMFT MFT001099, she provides services to clients located in Georgia.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for working together?
Appointments may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How is pricing handled for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started for a new client?
Prospective clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Alaska, Georgia

Languages

English