Jessica Kelley

Jessica Kelley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with ten years of clinical experience. She works with adults, teens, and parents who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about what comes next. Her focus areas include stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and life purpose.

Jessica uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She helps people build practical coping skills and gain clearer perspective when transitions feel hard to manage. Sessions include straightforward strategies aimed at reducing symptoms and improving day-to-day functioning.

Her approach often draws on methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR alongside a Christian counseling perspective for those who request it. In practice this means addressing unhelpful thought patterns, learning grounding and coping techniques, and working through difficult memories when relevant. She emphasizes skills clients can use between sessions.

Jessica commonly supports people dealing with relationship communication problems, family-related stress, guilt and shame, self-love, women’s issues, and challenges faced by young adults. Her work centers on practical change rather than abstract theory, with clear steps clients can try at home.

People who choose to work with her complete an intake and set goals together. Jessica encourages realistic pacing and measurable steps so progress can be noticed over time.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Jessica often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions focus on identifying patterns that increase stress or anxiety and practicing small, practical skills to respond differently.

She also incorporates elements of EMDR when working through traumatic memories or intense emotional reactions. In that work she and the client use structured steps to reduce the distress linked to specific memories and improve daily functioning. Jessica can include a Christian counseling perspective if the client requests integration of faith-based concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review goals, try techniques, and adjust what they do based on what helps most. That collaborative decision-making aims to find methods that fit the person’s needs and comfort.

Confirm current session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with her about scheduling and format preferences during the matching process to find an arrangement that fits everyday life.