About Kelly
Kelly Chaiken-Crooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports those coping with trauma, depression, addictions, ADHD, and changes like divorce or blended family adjustments. Kelly aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk things through and set clear goals.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Early sessions focus on understanding what matters most to the client and making a plan that fits their life.
Background and approach
She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused approaches to help people build practical skills and small, useful changes. Kelly uses client-centered principles to make sessions feel respectful and non-judgmental. Mindfulness tools may be added to help with anxiety and stress.
She adapts methods to each person rather than following a single formula. Across five years of practice she has worked in outpatient and community settings with a range of concerns. That background gives her experience with common relationship issues, mood concerns like bipolar disorder, and the effects of trauma and abandonment.
Sessions can include short-term problem-solving or longer work on patterns such as codependency, communication problems, or guilt and shame. Kelly emphasizes clear steps and honest feedback so clients can make steady progress toward the goals they choose.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping people set their own goals, which works well online because sessions center on the person's priorities and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build new skills; it adapts easily to digital homework, worksheets, and brief between-session check-ins. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices for stress and anxiety management that people can use during a short break or before sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so the fit improves as progress happens.
Online therapy offers flexibility through multiple formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and surroundings permit. Phone sessions are useful for lower bandwidth or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or ongoing motivation between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue momentum across different days and situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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