About Kelli
Kelli Rue-Bachini is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety and related concerns. She offers straightforward support for stress, worry, and the everyday problems that get in the way of feeling like yourself. Kelli aims to make first steps feel less daunting and to build practical skills clients can use between sessions.
She works in a direct, respectful style. Sessions begin by identifying what matters most to each person and what small changes feel possible.
Background and approach
Kelli uses approachable tools to reduce overwhelm and improve coping, such as breathing exercises, behavior-based strategies, and values-based goal setting. Her background includes eight years of clinical experience in Alabama. That time has included work with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, mood shifts, panic, and relationship stress.
She also addresses concerns like sleep and eating difficulties, feelings of isolation, and compassion fatigue. Clients can expect a practical mix of problem solving and reflective conversation. Kelli draws on client-centered principles to listen deeply and on cognitive and mindfulness techniques to change unhelpful patterns.
Solution-focused methods help move conversations toward concrete next steps. Throughout, the focus stays on what the person wants to accomplish. Kelli helps set realistic goals and tracks progress together.
She encourages honest talk about setbacks and celebrates small gains along the way.
How Kelli’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what truly matters and take small meaningful actions even when anxiety or painful thoughts are present. It is useful for stress, worry, and life changes that leave someone feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns like panic or persistent worry. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens carefully and follows the person’s goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kelli will collaborate with each person to figure out which mix of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to one fixed method up front.
Online sessions can be a flexible way to work through anxiety and related concerns. Video calls are close to in-person sessions and allow for visual cues and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send quick updates, practice skills in real time, or keep momentum between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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