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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Kelly
LCSW, CSW in Georgia with 24 years of experience, Kelly Whitmire works with parents, young adults, and people facing family and trauma-related challenges. She focuses on parenting stress, adoption and foster care issues, blended family dynamics, and the effects of abuse or neglect. Kelly uses client-centered methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide practical steps forward.
Kelly helps parents manage the daily strain of raising children and teens. She supports mothers coping with pressure and self-doubt. She also assists young adults who are adjusting to new responsibilities and life transitions.
Her background includes work across multiple settings with children, parents, and families dealing with foster care, adoption, and communication breakdowns. That experience informs how she listens and prioritizes safety and clarity in conversations about traumatic events.
In sessions she starts from the client’s perspective and uses questions that encourage concrete change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are applied to identify unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Solution-Focused techniques help set short-term goals and track progress in clear steps.
Kelly describes her approach as meeting people where they are and giving them room to be heard. She aims to reduce overwhelm through small, manageable plans and coaching-style support when useful. Her work includes concerns like anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, ADHD, caregiver stress, and relationship problems.
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How her approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead. In practice this means sessions start by asking about immediate concerns and priorities, and the therapist adjusts pace and topics to what the person brings up.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions using CBT will identify problematic thinking patterns, test small changes, and track results between meetings. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and anger management.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to decide whether a Client-Centered style, CBT techniques, or Solution-Focused steps best match current needs and goals. That decision is revisited as the work progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists commonly adapt activities for non-face-to-face meetings, such as using focused homework, brief skills practice, and goal tracking to keep progress moving.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, and related problems such as anxiety, depression, and anger.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
She primarily uses Client-Centered Therapy and also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to set goals and change unhelpful thinking.
How long has she practiced?
Kelly has 24 years of experience in counseling and social work since 2004, including work with children, parents, and families in various settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She is listed as LCSW, CSW and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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