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Karen Kelly, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am licensed in Alaska and Idaho with over 10 years of professional clinical experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, coping with addictions, & trauma and abuse.
I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

Professional experience

11yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma, Abuse Depression

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Expats, First Responder Issues, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

ID LCSW LCSW-41184

AK LCSW 109450

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen Kelly. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Karen is very responsive and had given me many tools already that have helped immensely even though it’s been a short amount of time. She takes the time to listen and give great guidance.

Written on Apr 07, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and anger management

Karen is down to earth and straight forward. Gives me useful tools to improve my everyday

Written on Mar 26, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 3 weeks on issues concerning eating disorders, and parenting issues

Karen is amazing. She takes the time to get to know you and gives you space to open up when you are comfortable. She will go above and beyond to help you and she truly cares for her patients.

Written on Mar 17, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management

Karen has been great. She’s really helped me.

Written on Feb 05, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, and coping with life changes

I really appreciated Karen’s clear perspectives on issues that were harder for me to make sense of on my own. Karen’s input helped me feel more balanced and gave me some tangible insights into hard issues I was faced with. Karen is straightforward and experienced, and I very much valued her perspectives!

Written on Jan 31, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Karen is amazing! She really listens & gives solid advice in a great way. She’s really helped me navigate many things in my life

Written on Jan 19, 2024 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes