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Kelly Mitchell

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Kelly Mitchell, LPCC

Kentucky

Kentucky LPCC - Stress and Addictions

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Where Kelly stands

Credentials
LPCC
License
LPCC, Kentucky / 104127
NPI
1306266820
Experience
13 years
Languages
English
Location
Kentucky

About

  • ACT methods
  • CBT techniques
  • Solution-focused work

About Kelly

Kelly Mitchell is a Kentucky Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, mood struggles, relationship and family concerns, and codependency among other issues.

Mitchell favors a practical, strengths-focused way of working. She combines cognitive-behavioral ideas with solution-focused steps to help people notice unhelpful thinking and then try different responses. Sessions include teaching about how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, and practicing small changes that fit daily life.

Her background includes clinical counseling, teaching, and running a business. That mix shapes a direct and organized approach in sessions. She often uses clear tools and homework so progress continues between meetings.

Clients who struggle with addiction, caregiver stress, codependency, or co-occurring challenges can expect focused skill-building alongside conversations about values and goals. Kelly pays attention to patterns like people-pleasing, difficulty setting limits, or acting out under stress, and she helps people try new ways of responding.

Practical matters such as managing anger, improving sleep and eating patterns, coping with grief, or addressing career and life transitions are worked on step by step. She frames therapy as a place to learn and practice skills rather than a spot for vague reassurance.

People choosing her often seek a clear plan, concrete tools, and ongoing feedback. Before a first session she asks people to reflect on specific struggles and what they want to change, so early meetings can focus on achievable steps.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters most to a person and building small actions that reflect those values. It is useful for people who feel stuck, empty, or pulled into others' needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. It helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and managing cravings or impulsivity. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on clear goals and short-term steps, prioritizing what a person wants to change first and then trying pragmatic experiments to get there.

Finding the right mix of these methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each client to pick approaches that match their goals, needs, and pace. Early sessions focus on identifying priorities and testing what helps, then adjusting methods based on what feels useful.

Because specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find the same practical tools and homework used in person translate well to remote sessions when coordinated with the therapist.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Caregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

Kentucky

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship and family concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, and related issues.

How does she approach therapy?

She uses a strengths-focused approach with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused strategies to teach skills and try practical changes.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 13 years of experience as a counselor and clinician in Kentucky.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LPCC licensed in Kentucky and provides services from that state.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are not offered to international clients; services are provided in English within the therapist's region.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work together?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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