About Kelsey
Kelsey Giddings is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationships, family matters, self-esteem, and depression. Kelsey aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or uncertain about therapy.
She creates a calm space where people can talk through what they are feeling without judgment. Sessions emphasize listening first, then working together to find practical ways to cope.
Background and approach
Kelsey encourages small, doable changes that fit into everyday life rather than overwhelming plans. Her approach draws from straightforward methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness exercises to help interrupt anxious or negative thinking. She also uses client-centered listening and solution-focused strategies to help people identify goals and take steps toward them.
Motivational interviewing ideas are used when someone needs a nudge to build motivation and confidence. Kelsey works with adults on issues related to relationships and family dynamics, and she supports people dealing with life transitions, chronic health concerns, and feelings of isolation or low purpose. She pays attention to how stress and physical conditions interact with mood and daily functioning.
People who prefer practical tools, steady encouragement, and clear conversation about goals often find her style helpful. Kelsey frames progress as a series of small, measurable steps and supports each person as they try new ways of coping.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s lead; it helps when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for stress and anxiety. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus, which can help with worry and low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what methods to try based on their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than sticking to a single method.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping therapy consistent and focused.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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