About Kelly
Kelly Wooldridge is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience who uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and depression. She practices in Nevada and speaks English. Her style is straightforward and focused on real-life solutions parents can use day to day.
Kelly draws on several therapy methods to match what a person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Her experience covers many family-related concerns such as adoption and foster care, blended family issues, communication problems, and family of origin wounds.
She also helps with body image, commitment and control issues, and substance concerns. This lets her tailor conversations and practical steps to each person’s situation. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and small experiments to test what works.
Kelly keeps language simple and collaborative so parents can take useful steps between sessions. She aims to help people feel more capable and less overwhelmed. She offers several formats for connecting, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
For people unsure about therapy, she guides the first steps and helps decide which approach will fit best.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and the everyday stresses of parenting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It often helps with anxiety, mood, and communication problems. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns show up now and supports building healthier ways of relating to others, which can be helpful for family and connection issues.Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Kelly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on goals and preferences. That might mean combining techniques from different approaches and adjusting plans as people notice what helps in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for parents and busy people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules permit. Phone sessions can fit into a short break and work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent contacts to try new skills. These options make it easier to keep consistent momentum while working toward clear goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Nevada
- Languages
- English