Kelly Lockett

Kelly Lockett is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AASW) with 19 years of experience in Australia. She works with adults and young people coping with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression and ADHD. Kelly also lists additional focus areas such as attachment, adoption and foster care concerns, and caregiving stress.

Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in straightforward ways. Sessions involve talking through problems, learning practical skills, and trying new behaviour strategies. She aims to help people understand themselves more clearly and make changes that fit their life.

Her background includes tutoring in social work at the University of Tasmania, where she taught topics on mental health and child safety. That teaching informs her clinical practice and keeps her approaches current. Kelly draws on a mix of methods so she can match techniques to the issue being addressed.

In session she focuses on skill-building and clear plans. This might include strategies to manage anxiety, ways to organise parenting stresses, or methods to improve communication in close relationships. She emphasises practical steps people can practise between appointments.

Kelly describes her work as collaborative. She helps clients identify strengths, set realistic goals, and develop self-management strategies. People who feel stuck about work, parenting, or purpose often begin by sorting out small, manageable changes before considering larger shifts.

Evidence-based approaches and online sessions

Kelly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety and manage mood. CBT is useful for targeted problems like worry, low mood and unhelpful habits.

She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication. These skills help when intense feelings or relationship conflicts interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will discuss what matters most, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and therapist decide together which methods fit the person's goals and preferences.

The profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. It can also let people use audio-only sessions if they prefer not to use video. Practical arrangements are agreed at the start so sessions fit into the client's everyday routine.