About Kelli
Kelli Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana who focuses on practical strategies for everyday struggles. She uses straightforward techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD concerns. Kelli speaks in plain terms and offers a calm, supportive presence during sessions.
With ten years of experience, Kelli brings a mix of approaches to meet varied needs. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are offered to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. She also uses solution-focused work to set clear, achievable goals and identify small steps that make a difference. For people affected by trauma, Kelli includes trauma-focused approaches to address difficult memories and emotional responses.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, aiming to create a respectful space for each person. Kelli has worked with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, impulsivity, mood disorders, grief, and life transitions. She writes about organization, anxiety, and boundaries and incorporates practical tips from that work into sessions.
Clients can expect collaborative planning and measurable steps to try between meetings. Sessions may be brief or longer term depending on the issue and goals. Kelli emphasizes starting where a person is, then tailoring methods to fit their lifestyle and priorities.
She focuses on clear next steps so progress feels tangible and manageable.
Online approaches that focus on skills and goals
Kelli commonly blends cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful thinking and manage strong emotions. Cognitive behavioral work looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical techniques to test and change them, which can help with anxiety, mood, and ADHD-related challenges. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.She also uses solution-focused techniques to set clear, short-term goals and identify small, doable steps that move a person forward. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist and client will try methods, check what helps, and adjust based on what fits the client's life and goals.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules and support steady progress over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Texas
- Languages
- English
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