Kelly Van Vleet, LCMHC

Kelly Van Vleet is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with eight years of practice. She works with people who are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, low in mood, or facing hard life changes. She also supports those dealing with relationship stress and struggles with self-esteem.

Sessions aim to be warm and straightforward. Kelly listens without judgment and helps people name what’s most troubling them. She uses practical tools to reduce worry, shift unhelpful thoughts, and build coping skills people can use day to day.

Her approach blends clear problem-solving with a focus on the person in front of her. That means combining structured techniques with space to talk through feelings and values. People often leave sessions with small, manageable steps to try between meetings.

Kelly pays attention to how life transitions, caregiving demands, and medical issues affect mood and relationships. She also addresses attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, grief around cancer, and feelings like guilt, shame, or emptiness. Communication problems, infidelity, jealousy, and commitment worries are included in her focus areas.

Work together involves setting goals and checking progress. Techniques draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and solution-focused ideas. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding reasons to change and staying motivated.

How Kelly’s approaches work online

Kelly often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, which can make online sessions feel focused and efficient.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and validation. That approach gives people space to share what matters most and to feel understood before deciding on concrete steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines. Video calls let participants use visual cues and a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when internet bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions without needing to be on camera. Together, these formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try techniques in real time.