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Lauren Kelly, LMFT

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationGeorgia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Lauren

Lauren Kelly is an experienced licensed marriage and family therapist with 26 years of clinical practice who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She brings a relationship-focused perspective shaped by years working with families, couples, and individuals, and emphasizes meeting clients where they are as they pursue a more balanced life. Her style blends authenticity, warmth, and straightforward honesty with a nonjudgmental stance, and she uses practical, goal-oriented techniques to help clients recover from loss, repair connections, and navigate life transitions.

Lauren holds LMFT credentials and draws on therapeutic tools rooted in client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to tailor work to each person’s needs. She offers weekday availability and schedules sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate varied routines and preferences.

Based in Georgia, she has lived and practiced in diverse regions and brings that breadth of experience into collaborative work that values humor, resilience, and steady progress toward the goals clients set for themselves.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s own goals guide the work; this model supports people who want to explore feelings, strengthen self-understanding, and improve relational patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, and it often includes practical skill-building for coping with stress and improving sleep. Mindfulness therapy teaches awareness of present-moment experience and calming practices that can help with emotional regulation, intrusive thoughts, and reducing reactivity.

Choosing the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine which approaches best match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so they are both meaningful and practical for the person seeking help.

Online therapy through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules, travel, and clients in different time zones. These options make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access timely support between sessions, and select the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward therapy goals.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Lauren commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach is collaborative and relationship-centered, combining client-centered principles with practical methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness skills, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to support tangible change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 26 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, offering a long history of supporting individuals, couples, and families through varied life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices from Georgia and holds LMFT credentials with licence details AK LMFT MFTM271 and GA LMFT MFT001099.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Alaska, Georgia

Languages

English

What Lauren can help with

Lauren Kelly works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression.

Lauren works with families, couples, and individuals.

Lauren has experience helping people recover from trauma, deal with grief and loss, and restore broken relationships.

How Lauren approaches therapy

Lauren's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

Experience and training

Lauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Georgia.