Kelly Bennett , LMHC

Kelly Bennett is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Indiana who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. She works with adults on concerns such as depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures, and women's issues. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, chat, or text.

With three years of professional experience Kelly helps people identify what is getting in the way of daily functioning. She prefers a client-centered style that puts the person’s goals first. Conversations focus on practical steps people can try between sessions.

Kelly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot thought patterns that feed anxiety and low mood. She also draws on narrative methods to help people reframe difficult chapters of their lives. Solution-focused work helps set clear, achievable goals for short-term progress.

People often come for help with fertility-related stress, postpartum mood concerns, obsessive or compulsive thoughts, panic attacks, and social anxiety. Kelly also supports those coping with family of origin issues and career-related strain. Her approach is to listen, reflect back what she hears, and collaboratively build small, realistic steps forward.

Therapy with Kelly typically focuses on skill building and problem solving. Sessions may include behavioral experiments, thought records, and storytelling exercises to clarify values and choices. She encourages active participation so people leave sessions with something concrete to try.

To begin, clients choose a session format that fits their life and schedule. Kelly works with each person to set goals and adjust methods as needed so therapy remains practical and focused on what matters most.

How Kelly’s approaches translate to online therapy

Kelly often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people manage symptoms and change unhelpful thinking. Client-centered work means she listens carefully and follows the client’s lead to set goals that matter. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that keep stress and anxiety going, and practicing new skills between sessions.

She also uses narrative therapy to help people rewrite the stories they tell about themselves. That approach can be useful for grief, fertility-related struggles, and transitions where people feel stuck. Together, therapist and client decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made; finding the right fit is a collaborative process.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and deeper exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick skill coaching, or when typing helps someone process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to keep momentum between sessions.