Lauren Kelly

Lauren Kelly understands that asking for help can be difficult and honors the effort it takes to stretch, grow, change, and open up. She works with families, couples, and individuals, bringing a calm, experienced presence to a wide range of life challenges.

With 26 years of clinical experience, she offers seasoned guidance on recovering from trauma, coping with grief and loss, and restoring strained or broken relationships. As a family therapist, she views life through the lens of connection and relationship, a perspective that informs her work with both individuals and family systems.

Lauren specializes in helping clients pursue greater life balance, meeting people where they are and supporting them toward where they want to be. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy matters, eating and sleeping disorders, parenting challenges, anger management, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, ADHD, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue.

She is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in both Alaska and Georgia, and brings those professional credentials and extensive practical experience to each session. Lauren describes herself as authentic, non-judgmental, honest, and often funny - she even jokes that she thinks she is hilarious - and she aims to create a warm, straightforward therapeutic relationship.

Lauren is available Monday through Friday for live chat, asynchronous texting, phone, or video sessions, and she takes Saturdays and Sundays off. She currently lives and travels in a small motorhome throughout the West and Southwest, so her time zone may differ from yours - a difference she notes can often be advantageous. She grew up in California and has also lived in Wisconsin, Utah, Arizona, Georgia, and at the Top of the World in Barrow, Alaska.

She looks forward to speaking with you and supporting you on your journey.