About Kelsey
Kelsey Giddings is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Louisiana with four years of professional experience. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship tensions, family problems, and depression. Kelsey aims to make beginning therapy feel simple and straightforward for people who are worried or unsure.
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental. She works to build an atmosphere where clients can say what they think and feel.
How Kelsey works
Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between sessions. Kelsey encourages small changes that add up over time. She uses techniques from client-centered work to make sure the person's goals guide the process.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help people learn how thoughts and behaviors interact. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas are used to find immediate coping strategies and clear next steps. Kelsey also supports people facing more specific challenges.
These include aging and geriatric concerns, chronic pain, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. She helps people address communication problems, guilt and shame, jealousy, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person.
Kelsey listens for strengths and builds from there. She aims to help people feel more confident and able to handle daily challenges. If someone wants straightforward, empathetic counseling that focuses on real-life changes, Kelsey offers a calm, steady presence to guide that work.
Kelsey lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Kelsey works with
The areas below are the ones Kelsey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and values. It involves listening closely and shaping sessions around what the person wants to change, which can help with relationship struggles and low self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings. It teaches practical skills to break unhelpful patterns and is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps.
Online sessions make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for frequent brief contact or for people who prefer writing to talking. These options add flexibility so therapy can continue around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
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