About Kelly
Kelly Lockett is an AASW accredited social worker with 19 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures and ADHD. Kelly creates a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk, learn skills and find clearer ways forward.
Kelly uses a wholistic, evidence-based approach that draws on a mix of therapies. She helps people understand how thoughts, feelings and relationships affect daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building skills for managing difficult emotions, improving communication and creating routines that reduce stress. Her background includes tutoring in social work at the University of Tasmania, with a focus on mental health and child safety. That experience informs her practical teaching style in sessions, where she breaks ideas down into simple steps and small tasks to try between meetings.
Kelly works collaboratively with each person to set realistic goals. She helps clients develop self-management strategies and resilience to handle setbacks. The aim is steady progress that fits into everyday life, not quick fixes or complicated plans.
People who choose Kelly can expect straightforward conversation, tailored coping strategies and ongoing review of what is working. Her focus is on clear, usable tools that support emotional balance and a more manageable daily routine.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Kelly offers several evidence-based methods that adapt well to online work. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours; it is useful for anxiety, depression and stress and lends itself to structured exercises that can be done between sessions. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness; it helps when emotions feel overwhelming and benefits from skills practice and coaching. Solution Focussed Therapy emphasises small, practical steps and measurable goals to create change quickly and keep momentum.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. She reviews progress together and adjusts methods as needed so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video suits deeper conversations and screen-sharing of worksheets, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, skill coaching or when written reflection helps. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives, providing multiple ways to practice skills and stay connected with a therapist.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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