About Kelly
Kelly McBride is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with three decades of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. Parents looking for practical coping strategies will also find support for parenting challenges and life transitions.
Kelly favors a straightforward, collaborative way of working. She listens first, then helps clients spot strengths and set realistic goals. Sessions aim to be practical so people leave with tools they can use between meetings.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience in community and clinical settings across common mood and stress concerns. That history gives her a wide toolkit for handling everyday problems like workplace stress, relationship communication, and feelings of isolation. Kelly uses methods that help people change unhelpful thoughts, practice present-moment awareness, and focus on solutions that move life forward.
She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. People who choose her work with someone who expects honest talk and steady encouragement. She aims to build clarity and forward momentum, helping clients feel more capable of handling tough moments.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and Kelly offers a calm, steady presence for that process.
Approaches you can use online
Kelly commonly draws on client-centered work that prioritizes the person's goals and perspective. This approach involves listening deeply, reflecting what matters to the person, and shaping sessions around their priorities to build trust and focus.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and solve everyday problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision can change over time as goals shift or new challenges appear.
Online sessions offer flexibility for many schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and apply strategies in real life between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English