About Kelly
Kelly Messing-Mirabito is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 19 years of experience based in Michigan. She helps people coping with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Kelly listens with empathy and meets clients where they are to work toward practical goals.
Kelly earned her degrees from Oakland University, completing a Bachelor of Science and a master’s in counseling. Over nearly two decades she has guided people through career transitions, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and problems with addiction.
How Kelly works
Her background includes a mix of short-term and longer-term work depending on what each person needs. Her approach draws on client-centered methods that focus on the person’s experience. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Mindfulness and solution-focused methods are part of her toolkit for building coping skills and managing stress. Sessions tend to be practical and action-oriented while keeping space for someone to be heard. Kelly aims to help people set small, achievable steps and to track progress between meetings.
She balances problem-solving with support so clients can develop stronger coping strategies. People who want a straightforward, compassionate counselor often find her style feels steady and reliable. She encourages honest conversation and helps people move toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.
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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
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How Kelly’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. It means sessions begin by listening carefully and following what matters most to the client, which helps set goals that fit their life.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online sessions use conversation and practical exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Those practices translate well to video or phone sessions and can be assigned as short exercises between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. Video calls allow fuller interaction and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.
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