Karen Kelly, LCSW

Alaska · 13 years in practice

Karen Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience practicing in Alaska.

License and registration

LCSW, Alaska: 109450 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1861897746 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English, French

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Karen

Karen Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience practicing in Alaska. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people manage symptoms and make day-to-day changes that feel doable.

She offers a calm, steady space where people can talk about painful memories and hard feelings. She uses a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, and EMDR to address trauma and strong emotional reactions.

Background and approach

Sessions often include skills practice, gentle pacing through difficult material, and clear steps for coping between meetings. Clients come for many kinds of concerns such as relationship strain, grief, low self-esteem, anger, and career stress. She also supports people dealing with first responder issues, post-traumatic stress, seasonal mood changes, and substance use challenges.

Her work addresses both immediate coping and longer-term healing goals. Karen speaks English and French and draws on her own background to relate to people who have lived through high-stress roles. She aims to help each person build better communication, reduce overwhelm, and reconnect with values that matter to them.

Therapy can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Workplace issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match what matters most. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through clear exercises and practice, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing involves processing painful memories so they feel less overwhelming and can be used for trauma-related symptoms.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different strategies together, adjusting methods based on what helps. Sessions are paced to match comfort and readiness, and choices are made with the client's input.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to schedule during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in more often or send quick updates between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction, plus related issues like grief, relationship problems, and low self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

The style is practical and collaborative with gentle pacing through difficult material and a focus on coping skills and values-based change.

What is her background and experience?

She has 13 years of clinical experience and brings firsthand understanding of high-stress roles from past work as a first responder.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW licensed in Alaska and practices there with services offered remotely as described.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and French.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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