Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
How Kelli works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kelli
Kelli Pinion is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, grief, and the strain of caregiving. She aims to make therapy clear and practical so people can use what they learn right away. Kelli works from North Carolina and offers services online for people who live elsewhere.
Kelli focuses on building self-compassion and better ways to talk about hard feelings. Sessions often include straightforward tools for sleep, mood, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with bipolar disorder, depression, panic attacks, and problems around self-esteem. Her background includes six years of clinical experience as an LCMHC in North Carolina. That experience shapes how she balances emotional support with concrete skills.
Kelli draws on evidence-based methods and a faith-informed perspective when clients want that considered in their care. In sessions she uses coaching-style questions and guided practice to help people try new actions between meetings. She can help with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, body image, communication problems, and multicultural stressors.
Kelli pays attention to impulsivity, control issues, and the emotional effects of disasters. People who work with Kelli get short-term strategies and longer-term plans. She encourages small, manageable steps toward goals like improved sleep, steadier moods, or clearer life purpose.
The focus is on learning what works for each person and adjusting as needed.
What Kelli works with
Everything Kelli lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kelli's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kelli lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then act in line with their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and feeling stuck when life changes hit.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and supporting each person where they are. It helps people feel heard and build self-compassion while they explore goals and challenges.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical behavior changes. CBT often helps with panic, depression, sleep problems, and impulsive reactions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they choose or blend methods and check in to adjust the plan as needed.
Online sessions let people fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distances. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text messaging make it possible to have quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or ongoing support between sessions.
Questions people ask about Kelli
What concerns does Kelli help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, sleep problems, caregiver strain, and life transitions. She also addresses issues like body image, attachment concerns, impulsivity, and multicultural stressors.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and compassionate, focusing on simple tools you can use between sessions. She blends supportive listening with coaching questions and skill-building exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working as a licensed clinician. That time has included helping people manage mood issues, panic, and the stresses of caregiving.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, LCMHC, in North Carolina. Sessions are offered from that practice base.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
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 the therapist's availability.