Therapist profile
Kelly Franklin, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus
Continue with KellyAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting challenges
- Self esteem work
About Kelly
Kelly Franklin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, or uncertain about parenting and family matters. Her work also includes helping people with self-esteem, motivation, and ADHD-related challenges.
Kelly focuses on clear, direct conversation. She encourages clients to name what is most pressing and to try small, practical changes between sessions. Sessions are conversational and aim to break problems into manageable steps rather than overwhelm someone with theory.
Her background includes a decade of hands-on experience with everyday family concerns and anxiety presentations. That experience informs how she prioritizes issues during sessions and how she sets short-term goals that fit a client’s life. Kelly watches for patterns in relationships and behavior and brings those observations to the conversation.
She is mindful of caregiver stress and attachment difficulties and will talk through ways to reduce friction at home. Communication skills and control or impulsivity concerns are common topics she addresses. She also supports people facing life-purpose questions or the frustration of workplace and women’s issues.
Kelly invites people to start by describing what feels hardest right now, then considers small, practical steps forward. She asks about daily routines and parenting demands to make suggestions that fit real life. To begin, follow the site’s process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic techniques and how they work online
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical problem solving and clearer communication. One common method helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns; it breaks worries into specific thoughts and tests them against everyday evidence to reduce anxiety and panic. Another common technique emphasizes behavior change through small experiments and stepwise goals to build confidence and reduce avoidance related to social anxiety or parenting demands.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will discuss what has or hasn’t worked for the client and will adjust methods based on the client’s goals and daily realities. She encourages trialing different strategies and checking in about what feels useful and what needs to be changed.
The original biography does not list which session formats are offered. Before booking, confirm the available online session types through the site. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around parenting and work, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so people can use a break between obligations for a session. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy fit into everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Missouri
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She works with adults who are dealing with family conflict and parenting strain, covering communication problems, caregiver stress, and related tensions at home.
What is her approach to therapy with adults from families?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical steps, helping clients identify patterns and try small changes between sessions to reduce conflict and stress.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 10 years of professional work experience supporting people with anxiety, parenting concerns, and related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options through the booking flow before scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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