Luretha Kelly, LICSW, LCSW

Luretha Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing trauma, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable. Her style centers on practical tools and steady support that build on each person’s strengths.

With 16 years of experience, she brings focused attention to problems like anger, addiction, sleep disruption, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Luretha draws on approaches that teach concrete skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her background includes licenses as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the District of Columbia and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Mississippi. She uses that clinical experience to guide clear, goal-oriented work rather than vague talk therapy. Sessions often include skill practice between meetings to make progress feel real.

Luretha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques when they fit the goals. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also appear in her work to increase awareness and boost motivation.

She offers services in English and accepts international clients. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. This variety lets people pick what fits their schedule and communication style.

Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. She helps people identify small, practical steps and supports them as they try those steps and adjust along the way.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors. It helps with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger by teaching practical steps to change reactions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take action toward what matters. It is useful for stress, low mood, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, making it helpful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences rather than insisting on a single method. That flexibility allows adjustments as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make sessions easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat is useful for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats provide flexible ways to practice skills, review homework, and keep momentum between meetings.