Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Keley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Dakota
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Keley
Dr. Keley Smith-Keller is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in South Dakota with 30 years of experience. She combines career guidance and mental health support to help people make clearer choices and feel steadier in day-to-day life.
She holds a master's degree in counseling and a doctorate in adult and higher education. Her background includes work in higher education where she helped adults adjust to college, manage anxiety, and shape career plans.
Background and approach
That mix of counseling and education informs how she explains options and sets concrete goals. Her style blends narrative and solution-focused work. She asks questions that help people see the next steps toward a preferred future.
She also uses writing as a tool, inviting clients to try short exercises in the chat or between sessions to notice patterns and progress. Dr. Smith-Keller also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness techniques when they fit a person's needs.
These approaches can help with stress, anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes by teaching practical skills and present-moment awareness. People who come to her often want help with career decisions, coping with grief or loss, eating and body issues, self-esteem, or workplace stress. Her work aims to make daily life more manageable and to create plans that feel realistic and achievable.
What Keley works with
Everything Keley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Keley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Keley lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches for Online Work and Practical Skills
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, often called DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It can be useful for people who want tools to handle anger, stress, or intense mood swings.Mindfulness therapy focuses on paying attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental way. That helps people reduce rumination, lower anxiety, and notice early signs of stress so they can use coping skills sooner.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before to decide which methods to try first. Adjustments are made along the way based on what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expressions and use a fuller conversation. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text let clients use writing as part of the work and fit check-ins into busy days. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and life demands.
Questions people ask about Keley
What concerns does she help address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, eating and body issues, relationship and family matters, career decisions, trauma and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice blends narrative and solution-focused approaches with elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness. She emphasizes practical steps, writing exercises, and questions that point toward a preferred future.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience, including work in higher education helping adults with career planning, anxiety, and adjustment to college life.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of South Dakota and practices from that location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She works with clients using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Pricing varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model 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 sessions according to therapist availability.