About Kelly
Kelly Franklin helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low confidence, or parenting strain. She speaks plainly and offers steady support to people who are trying to find better balance. Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with ten years of experience in practice.
She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Sessions are a place to talk openly about worries, everyday pressures, and relationship tensions without judgment.
How Kelly works
Kelly works to make sessions calm and clear so people can try new ways of handling hard moments. Her background includes addressing family conflict, parenting challenges, attention and impulse concerns, and issues around attachment and caregiving stress. She also helps with panic and social anxiety, workplace struggles, and life transitions like midlife questions or pregnancy and childbirth adjustments.
Kelly draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to shape sessions around each person's needs. She listens for what matters most and helps set concrete, realistic goals. Progress is often measured in small changes people can maintain between meetings.
People describe practical conversations about communication, control, and purpose. Kelly pays attention to how stress shows up in daily life and helps build routines that reduce overwhelm. Her approach aims to be straightforward, respectful, and focused on the next useful step.
What Kelly works with
The areas below are the ones Kelly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and clearer communication. One approach emphasizes learning skills to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks through step-by-step practices that can be used during stressful moments. Another approach concentrates on improving attachment and relational patterns by identifying repeated behaviors and trying new ways of relating to others. Each approach emphasizes simple exercises and real-world practice rather than abstract theory.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust techniques based on what feels most helpful. Clients are encouraged to speak up about their preferences so care is tailored to their needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. Video offers face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone calls can fit into a work break or low-bandwidth situation, and messaging is useful for brief check-ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working toward clear, practical changes.
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A practical next step
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