Christine Williams-Kelly, LMHC
Practical, compassionate help for life transitions
Details
| Name | Christine Williams-Kelly |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Christine
Christine Williams-Kelly is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions in clear, practical ways. She prioritizes a respectful, down-to-earth approach so clients can feel heard and understood from the first session.
Christine draws on Narrative therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral tools to help people untangle difficult stories and shift unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve talking through recent struggles, naming patterns that cause pain, and trying small, manageable changes between meetings. She aims to help people build better communication, stronger self-esteem, and clearer goals. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns such as parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and career stress.
Christine also pays attention to more specific areas like adoption and foster care, family of origin problems, caregiver stress, and aging-related concerns. She describes her style as compassionate and culturally aware, honoring each person's background and identity. Christine prefers a collaborative stance in therapy.
She listens first, then helps craft a plan that fits a person’s values and daily life. Practical coping skills and small experiments are common parts of the work. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
People can expect straightforward guidance, gentle challenge, and a focus on tangible steps toward feeling more steady and connected.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Parenting issues, Self esteem among the things Christine works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Christine among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Christine directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Christine directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skills-Based Work Translate Online
Christine blends Narrative therapy with client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people reframe their life stories, identify patterns, and try practical alternatives. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from painful stories and notice how those stories shape choices. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust so people feel supported while they explore change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christine treats this as a collaborative process: she listens to a person's goals and preferences, explains options, and together they decide which strategies to try first. That partnership helps tailor sessions to issues like parenting strain, grief, ADHD-related challenges, or workplace stress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and face-to-face connection. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging works well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or quick skill reminders between appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and fit into busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
Christine works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, addictions, ADHD, bipolar challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and career stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a collaborative, compassionate style that starts with listening. Sessions mix story-focused work with practical coping strategies and skill-building.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She holds a Florida LMHC credential and has 17 years of experience working in mental health settings with diverse client concerns.
Where is this therapist licensed to practice?
Christine is licensed in Florida as an LMHC and provides services from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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