Mona Lisa Kelly , LPC

Mona Lisa Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 34 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, anger, and depression. Her work often supports those facing cancer, chronic illness, caregiving strain, workplace stress, and women's issues. Kelly centers sessions on the client's strengths and story. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps them build on what already works. Expect practical conversations about coping skills, motivation, confidence, and day-to-day problem solving. She has long experience guiding people through big life changes and losses. That includes grief after major events and adjustment to illness or caregiving roles. She also addresses feelings like guilt, shame, and impulsivity in straightforward ways. When eating concerns or body image come up, she helps clients look at behavior, thoughts, and habits they can change. For workplace or young adult issues, she focuses on setting realistic steps toward improved functioning and goals. Her approach is collaborative and supportive. She encourages small experiments, skill-building, and short-term strategies that fit everyday life. The goal is to increase coping, reduce overwhelm, and help people move toward clearer purpose and self-acceptance.

How evidence-based techniques fit into online care

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. Cognitive-behavioral approaches look at how thoughts influence feelings and actions, and then help people practice new ways of thinking and behaving to manage anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and stress. Behavioral activation emphasizes small, concrete actions that lift mood and increase motivation by restoring routine and meaningful activity.

Finding the most helpful approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try approaches that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative method makes it easier to tailor strategies for grief, caregiver strain, workplace issues, or women's concerns.

Online formats let people fit therapy into real life. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging support short check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing contact between scheduled sessions. These options offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, health, or other demands.