About Kellie
Kellie Reed is a licensed mental health counselor who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. She works from a strengths-based view, treating the person as the expert on their own story. Her approach is practical and supportive, focused on small steps that build toward meaningful change.
With seven years of clinical experience, Kellie draws on methods shown to help with mood and anxiety symptoms and with the fallout from traumatic experiences.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at identifying patterns that keep problems stuck and building new skills to respond differently when those patterns appear. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment concerns, body image struggles, chronic illness or pain, codependency, communication problems, substance-related issues, dissociation, and family of origin questions. Kellie pays attention to how past relationships shape current stress and coping.
People who meet with her can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes empowerment and practical tools. The work often includes learning coping strategies, improving communication, and making manageable changes that fit into everyday life. Kellie practices in Indiana and offers sessions using a variety of online formats.
She speaks English and guides people through a clear first step to begin scheduling therapy.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care
Many of Kellie’s methods are evidence-based techniques aimed at reducing distress and building coping skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping strategies for anxiety and depression, such as breathing and grounding exercises, activity planning, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce symptoms. These techniques help when mood or worry interferes with daily life.Another approach emphasizes trauma-informed work that helps people make sense of how past hurt affects current reactions. This work often involves stabilizing skills to manage strong emotions, improving safety in relationships with oneself and others, and gradually addressing painful memories when the person feels ready.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Collaboration guides the pace and focus so the work fits the person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy with Kellie uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice-only check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, progress notes, or ongoing support between fuller sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English