About Keley
Dr. Keley Smith-Keller is a licensed professional counselor in South Dakota with three decades of experience. She holds a master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in adult and higher education.
Keley helps people weigh career choices and manage life stress so they can move forward with more confidence. She has spent much of her career supporting adults in higher education as they adjust to college life, handle anxiety, and make decisions about work and study.
How Keley works
Her background includes career counseling and a focus on practical steps people can use every day. Keley combines long experience with a calm, straightforward style. Her work leans on narrative and solution-focused approaches.
She asks questions that help people name the future they want. Sessions often include writing and chat-based exercises to bring clarity and track progress. Keley also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices when they fit the situation.
That means teaching skills for managing strong emotions and staying present. She aims to make tools concrete and usable between sessions. People who value clear goals and hands-on techniques tend to find her approach helpful.
She mixes career coaching with therapy-style work to support decisions about work, relationships, and life changes. Her tone is encouraging and practical, with attention to small steps that lead to real change.
Keley lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Keley works with
The areas below are the ones Keley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Dakota |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on skills and story
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It breaks larger problems into small, teachable steps that people can practice between sessions. Narrative Therapy helps people name the stories they tell about themselves and then try new stories that better match their goals and values. This approach often uses writing or reflection to spot unhelpful patterns and imagine alternatives.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, then suggest whether DBT skills, narrative work, or solution-focused strategies are the best fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you work face to face, phone sessions fit a short break or low bandwidth needs, and live chat or text-based messaging support ongoing writing exercises and quick check-ins. These options make it easier to use skill practice, complete writing tasks, and keep momentum between meetings.
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