About Lauren
Lauren Kelly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and grief, mood challenges, and struggles with addiction and behavior such as eating or sleeping problems. Lauren aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward clearer goals and healthier daily routines.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps that change daily life.
Background and approach
She uses listening, guided conversations, and goal-focused techniques to help clients build coping skills and improve relationships. Lauren brings a warm, down-to-earth style and a sense of humor to the work. Lauren trained and practices as an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - and is licensed in Alaska and Georgia.
Over more than two decades she has supported people through transitions like divorce, caregiving stress, relocation, and career changes. She has experience with grief, hospice and end-of-life issues, and challenges tied to service in the armed forces. Clients can expect sessions that balance practical problem solving with attention to values and meaning.
Lauren often blends strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness with client-centered listening. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods when helpful. She offers sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
How therapy approaches shape online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and helping clients identify their own goals. It is useful when someone needs space to sort feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and emotions interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus.Working together to choose an approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and try methods that fit your situation. If something doesn't feel helpful, adjustments are made collaboratively so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, and homework support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping a steady course toward your goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Alaska, Georgia
- Languages
- English
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