- Warm and direct
- Values-based work
- Practical skill building
About Kelly
Kelly Conlon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia who focuses on career-related stress and a broad range of life challenges. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body-image issues, grief, addiction, ADHD, and career questions. Kelly aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can feel heard and begin to make changes.
She uses straightforward, client-centered methods and draws on several approaches to fit each person. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking, and also pay attention to attachment patterns and values that matter in daily life. Kelly mixes tools from cognitive behavioral work with acceptance strategies to help people manage difficult emotions and make values-based choices.
Her background includes an undergraduate degree in Childhood and Family Development from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Kelly has experience across settings such as mental health hospitals, residential and outpatient eating disorder programs, outpatient substance use treatment, and private practice.
Kelly aims to balance direct guidance with empathy. She helps people set small goals, practice new skills, and challenge unhelpful thinking. She also uses humor where it fits to ease tension and build connection.
Outside of work she enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling, reading, and spending time with family and her pets.
She uses straightforward, client-centered methods and draws on several approaches to fit each person. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking, and also pay attention to attachment patterns and values that matter in daily life. Kelly mixes tools from cognitive behavioral work with acceptance strategies to help people manage difficult emotions and make values-based choices.
Her background includes an undergraduate degree in Childhood and Family Development from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Kelly has experience across settings such as mental health hospitals, residential and outpatient eating disorder programs, outpatient substance use treatment, and private practice.
Kelly aims to balance direct guidance with empathy. She helps people set small goals, practice new skills, and challenge unhelpful thinking. She also uses humor where it fits to ease tension and build connection.
Outside of work she enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling, reading, and spending time with family and her pets.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Georgia
Languages
English
Online approaches that fit everyday life
Kelly often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. This can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing it with real-life experiments, which is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and eating-related thoughts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what helps.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use different tools between meetings, like tracking exercises and homework. Discuss scheduling and format choices when you match so the plan fits your day-to-day life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body-image concerns, grief, addictions, ADHD, career questions, and related life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Kelly uses a client-centered style that adapts to each person. She blends practical skills, cognitive strategies, and acceptance-based work to help people meet their goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience in mental health settings, including hospitals, eating disorder programs, substance use treatment, and private practice.
What credentials and region are relevant?
Kelly holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential and practices in Georgia as a GA LPC.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kelly?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.