Anna Lehew Kelley, LCSW

Anna Lehew Kelley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 12 years of experience. She meets people where they are and takes a practical, steady approach to problems like anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship strain. Her tone is nonjudgmental and collaborative, so clients help shape goals and next steps.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-focused and client-centered methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of coping. Anna also draws on DBT skills and EMDR when trauma or intense emotional reactions are central concerns. The work usually focuses on identifying patterns, practicing skills, and testing changes between sessions.

Anna trained in social work at the University of Pittsburgh and holds an LCSW. Her background includes treating trauma, addiction, post-traumatic stress, and grief, as well as addressing life transitions like divorce and separation. She brings practical tools for managing anger, low self-esteem, and the stress of big life changes.

Sessions blend short-term skill building with longer-term work when needed. People can expect a clear, step-by-step plan for managing symptoms and improving relationships. The therapist frames progress as small experiments that add up over time.

Anna practices from West Virginia and works in English. She combines evidence-informed techniques with a calm, person-first style to help people move forward from painful experiences.

Approaches that translate to online care

Anna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors; this approach often focuses on clear goals and homework between sessions to track change. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions, which can help with trust and closeness issues. When trauma symptoms are central, she may use EMDR to process distressing memories in focused sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest a mix of methods to try. That plan can be adjusted over time so it fits the person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and skill demonstrations, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging is handy for quick support or homework follow-up. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between in-person visits.