About Kelley
Kelley Kramer is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She supports adults facing grief, low self-esteem, anger, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and the strain of life changes. Kelley also addresses issues like compassion fatigue, first responder and veteran concerns, and effects of sexual assault and abuse.
Her approach is straightforward and focused on daily life. She uses practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy help people notice what matters most and move toward it, even when emotions are intense. Kelley brings five years of counseling experience to her practice. She prioritizes clear communication and responsiveness, checking messages several times a day and responding evenings or weekends when requested.
That makes it easier to coordinate scheduling and brief check-ins between sessions. Sessions can include skill practice, emotional processing, and planning for real-world situations. She adapts techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when people need emotion regulation skills or help repairing important connections.
Everything emphasizes practical steps clients can try between appointments. Kelley offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based sessions so people can choose what fits their routine. She guides each person through a process that balances short-term relief with long-term goals.
To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches for online counseling and real-life change
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take action toward what matters. It uses simple exercises to reduce getting stuck in unhelpful thoughts and to build a meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors and testing practical changes to improve mood and reduce anxiety. It is useful for panic, phobias, obsessive thinking, and everyday worry.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining ACT, CBT, or emotion-focused techniques so the plan matches what the client wants to achieve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum and to practice skills between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English