About Caryn
Caryn Kelley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. She offers steady, practical support and listens as each person sorts through what matters most. Caryn writes simply and directly; sessions focus on real change rather than jargon.
With ten years of experience, Caryn draws on a mix of familiar approaches. She uses client-centered methods to follow what the person brings.
How Caryn works
Cognitive behavioral ideas help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical behavior and mindfulness skills are used when emotion regulation and coping feel hard. Sessions begin by hearing about strengths, struggles, and the day-to-day problems that wear a person down.
Caryn makes space to name feelings, practice new ways of responding, and set small achievable goals. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find the reasons they want to change. Her background includes work in clinical settings and with people dealing with addiction, chronic medical issues, caregiving stress, and complicated family dynamics.
Caryn holds a Master of Social Work and is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW. People who choose Caryn can expect a warm, down-to-earth style. She aims to help clients build confidence in their own choices.
Sessions move at a practical pace, with tools and conversation that fit everyday life.
Caryn lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Caryn works with
The areas below are the ones Caryn selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
How Caryn’s Approaches Work Online
Caryn blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based methods so work can be practical and focused. Client-centered Therapy means sessions follow what the person brings, helping them feel heard and guiding conversations toward what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses simple experiments and homework to change unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing skills that reduce reactivity and support steadier mood. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Caryn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they decide which tools to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or check in between sessions and can be useful for brief reflections, scheduling, or skill reminders. These options offer flexibility so therapy can match a person’s schedule and daily needs.Start online instead of waiting
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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