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Karen Kelly

AK LCSW 109450
Credentials
AK LCSW 109450
NPI Number
1861897746
Location
Alaska
Languages
English, French
Karen Kelly

Accepting new clients

13 years experience
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About Karen Kelly

As a licensed therapist in Alaska, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on helping clients address challenges including depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction. I have extensive experience working with diverse populations, including active duty military, veterans, first responders, and individuals experiencing workplace stress, social isolation, and relationship difficulties.

My therapeutic approach is compassionate and tailored to each client’s unique needs. I focus on creating a supportive environment where individuals can explore difficult emotions, develop healthy coping strategies, and work through experiences of responsibility, guilt, shame, and past trauma. Whether you’re dealing with mood disorders, relationship transitions, or seeking to overcome personal barriers, I’m committed to walking alongside you in your healing journey.

I bring a depth of understanding to complex issues like post-traumatic stress, domestic challenges, and substance use, offering skilled guidance rooted in evidence-based practices. My goal is to empower you to build resilience, improve communication, and create meaningful personal growth.

I have cultural competence working with first responders, including law enforcement officers and 911 Dispatchers as I am also a former first responder who has worked as an LEO and 911 Dispatcher.

Licenses

LCSW
109450

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • 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
  • Mood disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
  • Self-harm
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
  • Workplace issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English
  • French

15 Reviews

“I don’t know what I would’ve done without Karen. I was struggling through managing a breakup and she helped me work through it and process everything. I still go to her, because I continue to grow everyday with her guidance.”

“I've only started with Karen. She; however is very pleasant and patient. She understands that she has to know someone in order to understand someone. Karen is very much a professional.”

“Karen is wonderful. She is attentive during our sessions and remembers what we have discussed in the past. Karen is pure kindness paired with compassion. I would recommend her to anyone that likes to get practical advices and no sugar coated observations.”

“Karen was helpful and the suggestions she used for my partner and me were able to be used immediately; they also translated to all relationships, not just couples.”

“Karen has been immensely helpful in quickly getting to the root of our long miscommunications as a couple! She has provided awesome resources to utilize to help us "keep the work going" during the week. Within the first few visits we were able to start working out some challenges that we had been unable to on our own. We could not recommend her enough!”

“If you’re looking for someone who’s open and honest and keeps your accountable (while also promoting self accountability) this is your person!! She’s amazing and kind, offers plenty of insight and makes sure that I understand the work that needs done! Exactly what I was and have been looking for!”

“Karen listens and offers suggestions to help you break free from what is not working for you. <br /> You leave her sessions feeling lighter and less stressed.”

“Karen is incredibly attentive to what I have to say. My favourite thing about her is that she doesn't sugar coat anything or use pacifying language, she calls it like she sees it, I need that. She knows I love animals and will show her dogs to me during our sessions and it is such a joy. If anyone needs someone to talk to that will give you real skills to work through your anxiety and distress, that is Karen. She is a wonderful support system and she is incredibly genuine.”

“Karen has been amazingly accepting, kind and helpful. She has been respectful and always listens. She has sent me several workbooks to help with my Anxiety and Depression and had several helpful ways to help with Anxiety! Thank you for everything.”

“Karen is very responsive and had given me many tools already that have helped immensely even though it’s been a short amount of time. She takes the time to listen and give great guidance.”

“Karen is down to earth and straight forward. Gives me useful tools to improve my everyday”

“Karen is amazing. She takes the time to get to know you and gives you space to open up when you are comfortable. She will go above and beyond to help you and she truly cares for her patients.”

“Karen has been great. She’s really helped me.”

“I really appreciated Karen’s clear perspectives on issues that were harder for me to make sense of on my own. Karen’s input helped me feel more balanced and gave me some tangible insights into hard issues I was faced with. Karen is straightforward and experienced, and I very much valued her perspectives!”

“Karen is amazing! She really listens & gives solid advice in a great way. She’s really helped me navigate many things in my life”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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