Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
How Kelly works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Tennessee, Michigan
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Kelly
Kelly Sheets is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. She brings eight years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage strong emotions, including anger, and the problems that often come with it. Her approach is conversational and down-to-earth, aimed at making therapy feel like a practical space to work through difficulties.
Kelly often combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed strategies. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice thoughts, try new behaviors, and build coping skills.
Background and approach
Existential ideas guide her work too, inviting clients to reflect on meaning and values. Much of Kelly's background comes from work in residential alcohol and drug programs, where she supported people with addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns. That experience informs how she addresses trauma, compulsive behaviors, and the overlap between substance use and mood or anxiety symptoms.
She has also worked with issues such as eating concerns, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Clients can expect a practical, collaborative pace. Sessions focus on clear steps people can use between meetings, such as behavior experiments, value-driven goals, and emotion regulation skills.
Kelly believes people often know their direction and sometimes need guidance to get there. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology. Kelly is involved in research and brings that curiosity into clinical work to tailor approaches to each person's situation.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Kelly's practice.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Kelly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapeutic approaches and online support for managing emotion
Kelly commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce distress.She approaches treatment collaboratively. Together with a client she will consider which approaches fit the person's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may mix ACT, CBT, and client-centered conversation so the plan matches what someone wants to work on and how they prefer to learn skills.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat offers a shorter real-time check-in, and text messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and find the format that works best for them.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of concerns including addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, anxiety, depression, eating issues, bipolar disorder, relationship and family challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is conversational and down-to-earth, blending client-centered listening with structured techniques to help people try new behaviors and manage strong emotions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Kelly has eight years of clinical experience and has worked extensively in residential alcohol and drug programs, giving her experience with co-occurring disorders, trauma, and addiction-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensing in Tennessee and Michigan and practices from Tennessee.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.