LCSW
Darlene Kelly, LCSW
- Experience24 years
- LocationLouisiana
- Focus areasADHD, LGBT, and Trauma and abuse
- Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Darlene
Darlene Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker with 24 years of practice who centers therapy on collaborative, strengths-based work. She blends evidence-informed methods to create space for clients to explore difficult experiences, learn practical skills, and identify values that guide meaningful change.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes listening without judgment while helping people build coping strategies for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationship struggles, and other life transitions. Kelly draws on therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based work to address a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD.
She frames therapy as a place to process what has happened rather than to erase it, and she partners with clients on goals that promote growth, resilience, and improved day-to-day functioning. Based in Louisiana, she accepts international clients and offers multiple online session formats to match varied needs and schedules.
Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking committed actions even when difficult thoughts and feelings are present; it can help people struggling with anxiety, depression, and life transitions find direction and purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill-building, which is often useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and some habit-related issues. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns that developed earlier in life to improve how people connect, communicate, and form stable bonds in current relationships.Finding the right fit is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and may combine elements from different approaches to match each client’s needs. This collaborative stance helps ensure that therapy methods align with what the client hopes to achieve rather than relying on a single prescribed model.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging supports practical access to care and scheduling flexibility. These options make it easier to maintain continuity during busy weeks, manage energy around sessions, and follow up between visits when useful, while allowing licensed professionals to apply ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused work across formats.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi
Languages
English
What Darlene can help with
Darlene Kelly works with clients on LGBT, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, career difficulties, and coping with life changes.
Darlene works with singles, married couples, teens, and the elderly.
How Darlene approaches therapy
Darlene's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, and Gottman Method.
Experience and training
Darlene is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Louisiana.