About Luretha
Luretha Kelly is a licensed social worker who helps people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, anger, and low self-esteem. She works with adults on issues like addiction, relationship struggles, parenting stress, career changes, and sleep problems. Her practical approach focuses on small, steady steps that fit into everyday life.
Kelly holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential from the District of Columbia and also lists LCSW credentials for Mississippi. She brings 16 years of experience in clinical work and community settings.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting people through intense life transitions and trauma recovery. In sessions she uses straightforward methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people learn skills for handling difficult feelings. She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness practices to build tolerance for painful thoughts and to clarify personal values.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them to set realistic goals.
People can expect practical tools, problem-solving, and support when working through setbacks. Therapy with Kelly can include talk, skill practice, and short exercises to try between sessions. She accepts English-speaking clients in Mississippi and also works with international clients through online formats.
The focus is on making therapy useful and doable within a busy life.
Therapeutic tools that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed steps toward a life that matters to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can reduce reactivity and improve communication.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor techniques from these models to each person's situation. That collaborative process helps pick methods that fit daily life and long-term aims.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when needed. Phone sessions work well for lower bandwidth or when a shorter check-in is best. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexible, ongoing contact between sessions and can help with brief reflections or homework. These options support continuity of care and make it simpler to practice skills in real life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English