Kelly Mitchell , LPCC

Kelly Mitchell is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She combines a strengths-based perspective with cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and to build practical skills that promote lasting change. In addition to her LPCC credential, she holds certifications as a Nationally Certified Counselor and as a Master Addictions Counselor - credentials that reflect national counseling standards and specialized training in addiction care.

Kelly has worked with individuals of varying ages and backgrounds, drawing on experience as a counselor, educator, and business owner to tailor care to each person’s needs. Her approach emphasizes education and self-understanding so clients can gain the insight and tools needed to pursue personal and professional growth, greater satisfaction, and improved day-to-day functioning. She frames progress around clear, attainable goals and offers interventions aimed at managing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, and related concerns.

Guided by the principle "Change your thoughts, change your world," Kelly focuses on empowering people to cultivate meaningful change. She offers collaborative, skills-oriented support intended to equip clients with strategies they can use beyond the therapy room.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Kelly Mitchell draws on therapies that help people change how they respond to difficult thoughts and feelings and that focus on practical progress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice thoughts and emotions without getting stuck in them, while clarifying values and taking action that aligns with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and learning concrete skills to change behavior and reduce distress. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on strengths and on small, achievable steps to move toward specific goals, making it useful when clients want targeted, goal-oriented work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kelly works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and priorities evolve. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what works best for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone can fit into busy schedules, and live chat or text-based messaging provides additional ways to stay connected between sessions. For many people, these options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.