Kellie Kiernan, LPCC

Kellie Kiernan is an Ohio-licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, skills-based work that helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.

Her sessions emphasize clear tools and real-life practice. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and existential perspectives. Conversations aim to identify unhelpful patterns, try new behaviors, and build coping skills that fit daily life.

Kellie works with adults and helps people address issues such as low self-esteem, anger, communication problems, codependency, attachment and abandonment concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also supports those facing hospice and end-of-life counseling and related grief work.

She provides session-by-session care through messaging formats and sets clear boundaries about what she does not take on, such as severe treatment-resistant mood disorders, substance use disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and couples or family therapy. She asks people to choose times that fit her schedule so she can give focused attention.

Kellie aims to be straightforward and collaborative. The first meeting is a consultation to identify main concerns and to decide together if her approach is a good fit for the person seeking help.

Online approaches and how they translate to messaging

CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into small steps and tests new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety, depression, and problematic behaviors.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them while clarifying personal values to guide action. It is useful for stress, avoidance, and meaning-based struggles.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage strong emotions and improve relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people practice skills in a face-to-face rhythm, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can be a brief check-in or a space for ongoing skill practice between longer meetings. These options make scheduling easier and allow therapy to fit around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.