About Luretha
Luretha Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people who struggle with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She approaches sessions with a practical, strengths-based view and treats each person as the expert in their own life. Her manner is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping people take manageable steps forward.
Kelly uses clear, skill-based tools in sessions. She helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck and then practices new ways of coping together.
Background and approach
That can mean learning simple grounding skills for anxiety, shifting unhelpful thoughts, or building routines that support better sleep and mood. Her background includes 16 years of clinical experience and licensure as a LICSW and an LCSW, with work in both Mississippi and the District of Columbia.
She draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches to match what a person needs in the moment. This mix lets her move between skills training, values-based work, and short-term problem solving. Sessions are practical and collaborative.
Clients can expect goal-focused conversations, homework they can actually use, and steps that fit daily life. Kelly emphasizes small, steady progress rather than quick fixes. People commonly bring concerns about anxiety, trauma, parenting stress, addiction, and career or relationship strain.
She also addresses related issues such as attachment, codependency, body image, and coping with major life changes. The work often combines thinking skills, behavioral changes, and mindfulness practice.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and taking actions that align with those values. It helps people stuck in worry or avoidance move toward meaningful activities, even when uncomfortable feelings remain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches ways to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and depression. It often includes simple exercises to practice between sessions, such as thought records or behavioral experiments.
Dialetical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships through clear skills. It can be useful for managing intense emotions, strong reactions, or interpersonal conflict.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. This may mean trying one approach for a while and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat or messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing accountability between scheduled sessions. These formats make it possible to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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