Kelly Joyce, LISW

Kelly Joyce is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio with nine years of experience in mental health. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, addiction, and intimacy-related issues. Kelly also supports those coping with life changes, parenting pressures, career stress, and self-esteem struggles.

She draws on a client-centered style that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills people can use between meetings. Kelly uses methods from several approaches to tailor interventions to each person’s needs.

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment settings, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient care. That range shaped her comfort with both crisis stabilization and longer-term therapy. She brings a strengths-based perspective and a solution-focused mindset to sessions.

Kelly integrates techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) ideas. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as one option within her practice.

Outside of work she spends time with family, watches true crime documentaries, cuddles her cats, and enjoys traveling. Her approach aims to be straightforward and practical, helping people make small changes that add up over time.

How therapy approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, mood, and trauma-related symptoms. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and processing emotions to improve relationships and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelly works collaboratively to decide which methods fit best based on a person’s goals, daily life, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time so sessions match progress and changing needs.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. Some approaches lend themselves to skills practice or structured exercises that translate well to remote sessions, while others focus on emotional processing that can also be done over video or phone. A licensed professional will help plan sessions so they fit practical constraints and therapeutic goals.