About Kelly
Kelly Gesker helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, trauma, and other life changes. She names compassion fatigue, sleep difficulties, ADHD, bipolar concerns, anger, and low self-esteem among areas she supports. Kelly practices from Montana and brings 27 years of experience to her work.
Her approach in sessions is relaxed and down-to-earth. She listens with warmth and a sense of humor. Kelly focuses on identifying a person's strengths and building on them to meet real challenges.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to be honest and nonjudgmental so people can talk about what matters most to them. Kelly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how relationships shape feelings and behavior. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, practical goals and find small steps that lead to change.
These approaches are used in simple, concrete ways during sessions. She offers help for parenting concerns and family-related stress by working with individual caregivers on practical strategies. Kelly also supports LGBT concerns and the emotional fallout from trauma and abuse, tailoring her focus to the issue at hand.
Her tone stays calm and encouraging while working toward tangible improvements. Kelly is a licensed professional counselor in multiple jurisdictions - LPCC and LPC - and has spent nearly three decades in clinical work. She accepts international clients and runs sessions online in several formats.
To get started she asks that people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that works for them.
How attachment and solution-focused work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and present relationships shape how someone feels and responds. Online sessions use conversation to notice patterns and to build ways of feeling safer in close relationships, which can help with anxiety, grief, and relationship strain.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and clear goals. In sessions the focus is on small, doable changes and tracking progress, which helps when someone wants faster, action-oriented work for stress, sleep, or coping with life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then work together to try strategies and adjust the plan. That way the work stays focused on what matters most to the client.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people read facial cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, journaling support, and ongoing prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to get regular help while balancing work, family, and travel.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Montana, California, Oregon
- Languages
- English