Darlene Kelly, LCSW

Darlene Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 24 years of experience. She works with adults on relationship stresses, family concerns, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. Darlene lists family of origin issues among her focus areas and helps people examine how their upbringing still shapes present patterns.

She listens without judgment and gives space for people to tell their stories. Sessions center on clear conversation about current problems and practical steps forward. She aims to help clients understand what keeps old patterns running and identify small changes they can try.

Darlene uses approaches that focus on thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and relationships. She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and to build actions that align with a person's values. Attachment-Based ideas are used when family relationships and early bonds are a central concern.

In sessions she combines active listening with concrete strategies such as skills practice and values clarification. Work may include learning ways to manage anxiety, set boundaries, cope with grief, or address issues around intimacy and trust. For people wrestling with parenting, she focuses on practical ways to respond differently than patterns learned in childhood.

Her style is straightforward and focused on what people want to change next. People who want a conversational therapist who also offers structured tools may find this approach useful.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions