About Kelly
Kelly Kinney is a licensed independent social worker in Iowa with 24 years of clinical experience. She provides individual therapy and focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Kelly emphasizes practical steps and steady support as people work toward change.
Her background includes helping people manage stress, anxiety, and trauma. She also has deep experience supporting those living with bipolar disorder and depression.
How Kelly works
Over two decades of practice have shaped a straightforward style she uses with each person. Kelly draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the person's needs and priorities. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
Together these approaches guide short-term goals and longer growth. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and workplace concerns. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, mood disorders, panic, post-traumatic stress, and issues common to young adults.
Kelly helps clients break big problems into manageable steps. When starting therapy she works collaboratively to set goals and decide what to try first. Sessions aim to be practical and understandable, with tools people can use between meetings.
Kelly values steady progress and respects each person's pace.
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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
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Iowa |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How Kelly's Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. The therapist follows the individual's lead, helping them name what matters and choose goals that fit their life. This approach helps when someone needs a calm, understanding space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, sleep problems, and managing mood swings.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about their concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest a path to try. Plans are adjusted over time so the method matches what is actually helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see and hear each other for a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing is easier than speaking. These options add flexibility and make it easier to get steady care around daily life.
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