Madeline Lucille "Lucy" Kelley , LPC

Madeline Lucille "Lucy" Kelley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, self-esteem and confidence concerns, career struggles, and major life transitions. She works with individuals facing issues such as addictions, grief, intimacy-related concerns, anger, and depression, and she also brings attention to chronic pain, illness, disability, codependency, and workplace or divorce-related difficulties. Her practice integrates coaching and therapeutic support to help clients build communication skills, self-love, and healthier boundaries.

She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored openly, and she partners with clients to set practical goals that reflect their values and priorities. Taking the first step toward change often requires courage, and she provides steady guidance as clients pursue greater fulfillment and resilience. Kelley accepts clients both within the United States and internationally, and she offers flexible options to connect.

Her background includes eight years of service on the Michigan Counseling Licensure Board and experience as an adjunct faculty member at Michigan State University and John Brown University, along with regular guest lecturing at Eastern Michigan University. That combination of regulatory, academic, and clinical work informs her thoughtful and grounded approach to therapy.

Integrating therapeutic approaches for online care

Madeline Lucille "Lucy" Kelley draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify their values, accept difficult feelings, and take committed steps toward a more meaningful life - an approach that can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing emotions and behaviors, which is effective for mood concerns, stress, and coping with change. In addition, her client-centered work emphasizes empathy and collaboration, creating a supportive environment where clients feel heard and can shape the pace and focus of therapy.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and she works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This flexible stance allows techniques to be blended and adjusted over time as priorities shift.

Online therapy with her can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering practical benefits like easier scheduling, access from different locations, and options that fit busy or changing lives. These formats support consistent engagement and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions.