Therapist profile
Kelly Walsh, LISW
Ohio
LISW in Ohio - Codependency and relationships
Continue with KellyWhere Kelly stands
- Credentials
- LISW
- License
- LISW, Ohio / I.1801129-SUPV
- NPI
- 1902838675
- Experience
- 31 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Ohio
About
- Attachment-based methods
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness practice
About Kelly
Kelly Walsh is an Ohio-licensed independent social worker with 31 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and codependency. Kelly also supports people dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, parenting strain, and the fallout from chronic illness or major life changes.
She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on skills clients can use between meetings. Counseling draws from attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior approaches, and mindfulness. Sessions often cover communication skills, boundary setting, emotional regulation, and coping plans.
Kelly pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns. She helps people notice how they put others first and what gets in the way of saying no. Work in therapy may include tracking repetitive patterns, trying small changes in behavior, and practicing new ways to speak up without escalating conflict.
She also addresses specific life factors like adoption and foster care history, neurodiversity such as autism, body image and eating concerns, and kink and alternative sexual cultures. Therapy can include practical coaching around career stress, compassion fatigue, and blended family issues.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
Approaches used online and how they help
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online work can focus on recognizing connection habits and trying small relationship changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the client's own goals; in this approach the therapist follows the person's priorities and reflects what matters most to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to test and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can blend listening, skills practice, and real-world experiments so the client can try things between meetings and report back.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to arrange. These practical benefits help sessions fit into everyday life while the therapist and client test what works best.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to people-pleasing?
She helps people who chronically put others first and struggle to set boundaries, offering strategies to notice and change those patterns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, combining client-centered listening with CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and attachment-informed work.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 31 years of clinical experience as a licensed independent social worker.
What credential and location are listed?
The credential is LISW and the practice is based in Ohio.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.