Kelly Brock

Kelly Brock is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Iowa with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Kelly often helps clients who feel stuck and uncertain about what comes next in life.

Kelly begins by listening to what is happening now and what people want for the future. Early sessions focus on understanding current struggles and identifying small, practical steps forward. She and the client set a flexible plan that can change as progress is made.

Her style draws from attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches. That means sessions can include looking at relationship patterns, working through unhelpful thoughts, clarifying values, and re-authoring personal stories.

Kelly’s background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Education with a focus on family and human services from the University of Oregon. She also completed advanced mental health coursework and a mental health certification during her training.

In sessions she pays attention to practical tools and to how past experiences shape current difficulties. She has experience with complex trauma, addiction, homelessness, and re-entry after incarceration, and applies that experience while helping clients plan next steps. If someone wants to explore purpose or make a life change, she helps them identify what to try first and how to measure small gains.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Kelly uses attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods in sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect present behavior and helps people notice and change those patterns. Client-centered methods focus on the client's perspective, with conversations guided by what matters most to the client and by their pace.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments. CBT techniques are often practical - tracking thoughts, testing beliefs, and planning manageable changes - which can be well suited to remote sessions.

Figuring out which approach fits is part of the work. Kelly will discuss goals, preferences, and how a given method might help. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and review how they are working over time.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy around work and family commitments, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. If a client prefers a quieter or lower-bandwidth option, those practical needs can be discussed when arranging sessions.