About Brian
Brian Kelley, LCPC, helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or burned out find clearer direction. He offers a calm, straightforward approach for stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, and other intense feelings. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can make daily life more manageable.
Brian listens first to understand each person’s situation and priorities. He works together with clients to figure out what keeps problems going and what small changes could help.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to build useful tools for coping, improve communication, and reduce emotional overwhelm. His background includes three years practicing as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois. That clinical work is shaped by several well-known approaches, and he tailors them to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed formula.
He also has experience supporting people with mood disorders, trauma, addiction concerns, and identity-related issues. In therapy he balances practical skill-building with space to talk about meaning and values. Expect clear explanations of strategies, chances to try new ways of thinking or relating, and homework that fits into real life.
The focus is on steady progress you can notice between sessions. Brian welcomes people across different identities and backgrounds and speaks English. He provides sessions through multiple online formats to make participation easier for busy schedules and varied needs.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions by shifting attention to meaningful behaviors rather than trying to eliminate unpleasant emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend strategies to try. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted as needs change during therapy.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use body language and visual cues when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping a steady, goal-focused course of care.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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