Kelly Walsh, LISW
Experienced therapist focused on personal stories
Details
| Name | Kelly Walsh |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LISW |
| Based in | Ohio |
| Licensed in | Ohio |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 31 |
About Kelly
Kelly Walsh is a licensed independent social worker who brings 31 years of experience to her practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and challenges with relationships or intimacy. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at practical change and clearer daily functioning.
Kelly creates an affirming space for people of diverse identities, including those in the LGBT community. She listens for each person’s story and works alongside them to notice patterns that cause distress.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, manageable steps that add up to real change. Her clinical toolbox blends Narrative therapy with attachment-based and client-centered ideas. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies when they fit the problem.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also inform her work depending on the goals. Sessions often look like talking through difficult events, mapping relationship patterns, and practicing new ways to cope. Kelly emphasizes building self-compassion, improving communication, and strengthening everyday routines like sleep and coping skills.
She also helps people think through career choices and major life transitions. Kelly has worked across a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, ADHD, body image, chronic illness, adoption and foster care issues, and compassion fatigue. She aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to having clearer choices and better tools for handling life’s ups and downs.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Kelly works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelly among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kelly 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 Kelly directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches come alive online
Kelly integrates Narrative therapy, Attachment-Based therapy, and Client-Centered therapy in ways meant to be practical and easy to follow. Narrative therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try out new, less limiting narratives to handle stress, shame, or identity concerns. Attachment-Based therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people notice how past bonds influence current reactions, which is useful for intimacy and trust issues. Client-Centered therapy places the person’s experience at the center, with the therapist reflecting and clarifying so clients can find their own solutions when facing depression, anxiety, or life changes.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try strategies together, and adjust methods if something isn’t working. The early sessions often include checking what feels helpful and shaping a plan that fits day-to-day needs.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that helps, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or geographic constraints while still using evidence-informed approaches to address stress, trauma, relationships, and other concerns.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Kelly address in therapy?
Kelly works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, and career questions.
What is Kelly's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct. She listens for each person’s story and focuses on practical steps to reduce distress and build daily coping skills.
How much experience does Kelly have?
Kelly has 31 years of clinical experience as a licensed independent social worker and has worked with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is Kelly licensed and based?
Kelly holds an OH LISW credential and practices from Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Kelly also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 Kelly?
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