About Kelly
Kelly Messing-Mirabito is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 19 years of practice. She draws on long experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She listens carefully and focuses on practical steps clients can use right away.
Kelly earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Oakland University and has spent nearly two decades working in counseling. Her work emphasizes straightforward strategies that fit into everyday life. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused methods alongside mindful awareness and a client-centered stance.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people sort priorities, test small changes, and build clearer thinking patterns. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and notices what works. Conversations tend to be focused, respectful, and aimed at measurable progress.
Common topics she addresses include career strain, relationship stress, parenting pressures, addictions, self-esteem, and coping with transitions. Kelly offers ways to reduce overwhelm and strengthen day-to-day coping skills. The pace is collaborative so clients guide which concerns get attention.
Her practice in Michigan uses several session formats to fit different schedules. People who prefer to talk, write, or check in between meetings can choose the method that suits them. Kelly aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward clearer functioning and greater calm.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. The therapist asks about what matters most and shapes sessions around each person's goals. This helps when someone needs a steady, supportive presence and a clear plan for next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors together. Online CBT sessions typically include tracking patterns, testing new behaviors, and using brief exercises between sessions to practice new ways of thinking. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which methods to try based on their goals and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress and new needs emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short check-ins or homework support into a busy day. These options let people keep therapy going around work and family commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English