Kelly Stone , LCSW

Kelly Stone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eight years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She offers down-to-earth support for issues related to LGBT identity, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Kelly works with people who are coping with trauma, family conflict, anger, low self-esteem, and career or purpose questions.

She favors a collaborative, strengths-based way of working. Kelly treats each person as the expert on their own life and partners with them to set practical goals. Sessions focus on small, doable steps and clearer communication rather than long lectures or jargon.

Kelly draws on client-centered methods to follow a person’s lead. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and build new habits. Emotion-focused approaches help when emotions feel overwhelming or connections with others are strained.

Her practice welcomes conversations about sexuality, including BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, and about body image and intimacy. Kelly also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, codependency, jealousy, abandonment, and forgiveness work.

Kelly is licensed in North Carolina as an LCSW. She offers sessions in English and sees clients both in the state and from other places when that fits the match. Starting therapy is a step forward, and she aims to make the process straightforward and humane.

Approaches that translate to online care

Kelly often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Client-centered therapy means she listens closely and follows what matters most to the person, helping them name goals and make choices that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and practicing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, low mood, and relationship tension.

She also draws on emotionally-focused work when relationships or intimacy are the focus. That approach helps people identify and change patterns that block connection and leads to clearer emotional expression. Kelly will discuss the approaches and collaborate with each person to find the best match based on needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing one method from the start.

Online therapy offers a flexible way to get support. Video calls let people use visual cues to build rapport, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching-style work. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, travel, or different time zones while maintaining a steady course of care.