About Kelly
Kelly Vogelgesang is a licensed clinical social worker with 23 years of experience in Minnesota. She focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety and to manage anger. She also helps people recover from trauma and abuse and build self-esteem.
Kelly treats each person as the expert on their own life. She looks for strengths to build on and offers steady support while people make changes. Her tone is encouraging and direct, aimed at helping someone take the next small step.
How Kelly works
She spent 15 of her 23 years working in a school setting, which gave her a lot of hands-on experience with everyday pressures and family-related stressors. That background informs how she talks about coping skills and motivation. Sessions focus on concrete strategies to manage emotions and handle life transitions.
Kelly helps people notice patterns such as attachment concerns or responses after trauma, then tries out doable approaches to shift those patterns. Many people who come to her want help with self-love and confidence. She works on building practical habits, setting realistic goals, and rehearsing new ways of relating to others.
The pace is set by the person seeking change, with Kelly offering guidance and encouragement throughout the process.
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
- Anger management
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Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 23 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches for online work
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach helps people learn skills to manage strong emotions and reduce anxiety through step-by-step practice and breathing or grounding exercises. This approach is useful when stress or anger feel overwhelming and interrupt daily life.Another approach focuses on processing and reducing the effects of trauma. It helps people notice how past events shape current reactions and then practice new ways of responding, which can ease symptoms related to post-traumatic stress and attachment concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and current needs. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines and needs. Video calls let people maintain a face-to-face rhythm when that feels most helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates, between-session support, and options for people who prefer writing their thoughts instead of speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches in real time.
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A practical next step
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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