About Kelli
Kelli Brunk is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years in independent practice. She offers therapy in both English and Spanish and has long experience helping people cope with stress and anxiety. Her work focuses on making the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
She emphasizes a calm, open space where clients can talk about what is worrying them. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Kelli listens first, then helps set small, realistic goals to reduce overwhelm and build momentum.
Background and approach
Her background includes many years working across varied concerns such as depression, grief, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, and relationship or family strain. She also supports people facing medical illness, chronic pain, caregiver stress, and career or life transitions. Kelli draws on methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors in daily life.
In sessions she blends straightforward skill teaching with brief problem-solving work. That can include looking at patterns that feed anxiety, practicing coping skills, and identifying steps that bring quick relief. She aims to make tools simple to use between meetings.
Clients who like a practical, conversational style tend to fit well with her approach. She encourages collaboration - clients set priorities and Kelli adapts the pace. Therapy can be offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Kelli uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT focuses on practical exercises and simple strategies you can try between sessions to reduce worry and improve sleep.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy, a short-term approach that targets small, achievable changes. This method centers on identifying your strengths, setting specific goals, and tracking small wins to build momentum during challenging times.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelli works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they may blend techniques or adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching between sessions, or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule therapy around daily life and maintain consistent contact with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, Florida, Georgia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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