LMFT
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.
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Experience
26+ years
Licensed
Alaska, Georgia
Languages
English