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Lauren Kelly, LMFT

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Lauren is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Lauren. View 53 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Alaska and Georgia

Recent reviews

My experience with Lauren has been great! She was easy to talk to right away and I knew we were a good match. She gently guides me to see a different perspective and allows me to make decisions. I have learned so much about myself. She encourages me to keep doing the work, even when it is hard, uncomfortable and scary at times. I genuinely enjoy our sessions and look forward to our next meeting.

Reviewed December 2024

Sessions with Lauren have been so valuable to me. She's a compassionate listener, very supportive, and offers constructive ideas at working on issues. I could not have hoped for a better therapist...she is by far the best that I have worked with.

Reviewed December 2024

More about Lauren

  • 26 years' experience
  • Female
  • LMFT

I know asking for help is not always the easiest thing to do and I seek to honor the effort it takes to stretch, grow, change and open yourself up in order to reach out. I love working with families, couples and individuals alike. I am a well seasoned therapist with over 20 years of experience helping others with many and varied challenges in their lives. As a Family Therapist, I believe life is all about relationships and connection and this gives me a unique and valuable perspective most individual therapists may not have. I have experience helping people recover from trauma, deal with grief and loss and restore broken relationships. I specialize in helping clients work toward life balance, working from wherever they are to wherever they want to be. I am authentic, non-judgmental, honest, hilarious (or at least I think I am), and look forward to helping you on your journey.

I will be available to work with you on Monday through Friday (I take Saturdays and Sundays off) via live chat, asynchronous texting, phone or video. I currently live and travel in my small motorhome in the West and Southwest so my time zone may be a bit different than yours, which is often advantageous. I grew up in California (please don't hold that against me as I left as soon as I could) and I have lived in WI, UT, AZ, GA and Alaska (at the Top of the World in Barrow).

I look forward to speaking with you.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Depression Addictions Grief Intimacy-related issues Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes Coaching Compassion fatigue ADHD Aging and geriatric issues Blended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Divorce and separation Family of origin issues Family problems Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counseling Isolation / loneliness Life purpose Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Post-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-love Sexual assault and abuse Social anxiety and phobia Traumatic brain injury Workplace issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems

Licenses

Lauren Kelly's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245480326.

  • LMFT · Alaska · MFTM271 · Expires December 2024
  • LMFT · Georgia · MFT001099 · Expires September 2026

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Lauren Kelly

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

53 reviews

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My experience with Lauren has been great! She was easy to talk to right away and I knew we were a good match. She gently guides me to see a different perspective and allows me to make decisions. I have learned so much about myself. She encourages me to keep doing the work, even when it is hard, uncomfortable and scary at times. I genuinely enjoy our sessions and look forward to our next meeting.

Reviewed December 2024

Sessions with Lauren have been so valuable to me. She's a compassionate listener, very supportive, and offers constructive ideas at working on issues. I could not have hoped for a better therapist...she is by far the best that I have worked with.

Reviewed December 2024

Lauren is truly sensitive & empathetic, while giving me solid advice and helping me see things that I can work on to feel better. I could not have hoped for a better match with a therapist.

Reviewed August 2024

Lauren is a great human being All around. She’s there when I need her and even when I think I don’t, She is expert in her field, Offers Me a safe place To go to anytime in Need

Reviewed August 2024

Lauren is kind, encouraging, and an incredible listener. She is a safe place to process past trauma, and I highly recommend her.

Reviewed July 2024

Lauren was perfectly paired with me

Reviewed June 2024

Lauren has been very understanding of my situation and gives me and my boyfriend exercises that are very helpful and will be beneficial to my therapy. I feel that with her assistance I'll be able to overcome the trauma in my past and become a more open and trusting person as well as deepen the relationship with my boyfriend.

Reviewed May 2024

Lauren has been very helpful so far during our sessions. She always gives me something to think about and work on that is applicable to our conversations and what I am going through. She has been very flexible and understanding with my schedule, needs and concerns. She is a great listener and has applied her knowledge and expertise to the situations I have brought forth to her. I appreciate her time and wisdom a lot.

Reviewed April 2024

I am very grateful that I was matched with Lauren as my therapist. She’s such a good listener, provides great feedback, and provides strategies for working through issues. She’s got a very calming presence & frequently reminds me of other opportunities to check in beyond the weekly video sessions. When we were first connected, I especially liked that she spoke to her ideas on how we’d work together, and the ways she would be available to me as a client. She’s consistent & reliable with schedules, and lets me know in advance of any upcoming absences. I appreciate her invaluable help & support.

Reviewed April 2024

Lauren does a great job of meeting me where I’m at and helping me grow and give me confidence and strength in creating boundaries.

Reviewed March 2024

Lauren has been an instrumental part of my healing over the last couple of years. She listens to where I’m at each week and offers insights, questions, and understanding to help me process through my situation and move into a healthier mindset and state of living. She’s given me tools to assess, challenge, and grow in many areas, and has always been a safe place for me to process. She is kind, an attentive listener, a challenger in the best ways, and always honest — even when I have a hard time being honest with myself.

Reviewed February 2024

Excellent

Reviewed February 2024

I feel that after completing the info to get matched with a therapist that Lauren is a great match for me. She brings me clarity to situations and she also encourages me to do the work on my own. I feel that I have grown to so much and that I have become so much stronger with her guidance. I did realize the narcissist tendencies that were going on with my husband. Lauren opened me up to a lot more emotional abuse that was happening. She helped me understand my feelings. And she helped me on a path forward. I have referred Better Help to so many people.

Reviewed January 2024

I am so grateful for this, I just wish it wasn't so expensive.

Reviewed August 2021

Lauren has been so incredibly helpful to me. I'm feeling like she was the perfect fit for me as a therapist. I've had a challenging couple of years, and finally got to the point where I recognized I needed help. Lauren is the second therapist I've worked with through BetterHelp, and has turned out to be exactly what I needed. At this particular time in this year, I'd feel truly lost without her. Each time we talk, I find multiple benefits from the session. She's an incredibly good listener, always makes me feel truly heard. She's very skillful at guiding me through rough patches and past obstacles by giving me constructive tips and tools to use to work through them. She follows up on these things, too. She's very professional, always on time, and very well-organized. She's so good at this that it often doesn't really feel like online therapy, because it's so personalized and tailored to my needs. I am so thankful to have found her when I decided to switch and try someone new.

Reviewed November 2023

Lauren is Great! I’ve never done therapy before so I wasn’t sure what to expect but she’s been a great guide through the whole process and helped me build the tools to get back to being me!

Reviewed November 2023

Lauren has been great! She has opened my eyes to so many things that have been going on in my marriage. She hears my concerns and she has given me the confidence to continue moving forward.

Reviewed September 2023

Highly recommended, extremely professional and highly respected. She’s always here when I need her, continuing to serve my needs weekly. Thank you Lauren

Reviewed September 2023

I initially started with BetterHelp with a different therapist. Since switching to Lauren, I’ve found each session productive & meaningful for me in one or more ways. I had my first “Aha” moment in our very first session, and knew I’d made the right choice for me. I feel respected by Lauren, and always go away from each session feeling like I got some help, and made some progress. Lauren is attentive, very professional, always on time. I’ve had experience with counseling a few times in the past, and Lauren is one of the best I’ve ever encountered.

Reviewed July 2023

Mrs .Lauren Kelly has to be one of the best. I immediately knew our first session, that she was going to be it for me. She just gets it. No pressure No judgement. Only honest and open communication and a listening ear. I recommend her highly. Thank you! (:

Reviewed June 2023

Lauren has coached me through one of the most difficult times in my life, and I’ve never felt so seen, supported, encouraged, and empowered by another therapist before. I feel SO much healthier after having all of our sessions, and just feel so comforted knowing that I have a support system. She actively listens, asks poignant questions, keeps things lighthearted, and gives me tools to think about at the end of each session, so I’m always working towards unlearning old/toxic habits or learning new/healthier ones. I’m so thankful for Lauren, and seriously couldn’t ask for a better human being/therapist in my life. I’m deeply grateful I stumbled across her profile on BetterHelp, and reached out for help!

Reviewed June 2023

She has helped me to overcome my challenges.

Reviewed May 2023

She is the best! Felt very comfortable speaking with her. She’s deeply Respectful, follows up on you and really cares about your well being. She empowers you as an individual to be connected to and understand yourself so that you can be in charge of your mental health and wellness.

Reviewed March 2023

She is so awesome!!Can talk to her about anything!!

Reviewed March 2023

Lauren is best! Shes funny and easy to talk to and she gives great advice. Challenges me in a good way. 10 out of 10 easily.

Reviewed March 2023

She has been amazing

Reviewed February 2023

Lauren has helped me work through some tough stuff. Our interactions are always professional and productive. She is kind and compassionate while helping me work through areas that I have flawed thought processes. I very much appreciate the work we have done and the tools that I am gaining. I appreciate that her goal is to send my on my way with tools in my belt to carry forward into the rest of my life. She continues to make herself available as needed. I also appreciate the safety net.

Reviewed April 2023

Lauren is a good listener and helps me with insight that I have skirted around on my own. She helped me focus on some root issues that have helped me cope oh so much better!

Reviewed February 2023

I have been working with Lauren for over a year . During the course of my time with Lauren she has been a teacher , and mentor in giving me the tools to step into who I am and drop the shame . I am so grateful for the guidance to work through the struggles .

Reviewed January 2023

Lauren wants to help you as much as you need it

Reviewed January 2023

Lauren has been a large part of my mental health journey over the last year plus. Creative, isn’t judgmental, great at helping me see the possibilities. Highly recommend!

Reviewed January 2023

Lauren is a great listener and offers very practical sound counsel. She seems to have extensive expertise in the areas I need help in! She also follows up with me on my decisions, which is very helpful to me!

Reviewed December 2022

The only reason I wouldn’t recommend Lauren Kelly to a friend is that I wouldn’t want to share her time with more people! Lol

Reviewed December 2022

The sessions with Lauren are very productive and help me greatly. Lauren makes me feel that she is always available to help between the current and next session . Every week, I look forward to the next session. Lauren helps me understand that the strength I am looking for to carry on is in me. Every session is opportunity for me to get the tools I need to reach that inner strength. I greatly appreciate the work that she is doing with me in the process.

Reviewed November 2022

Ms Kelly is amazing!! I have loved conversing with her and honestly enjoyed her helping with me. I was expecting to be a little uneasy with changing myself and learning but she’s been such a great therapist and teacher that I’ve changed myself for the better and been so incredibly happy. She’s helped me with my anxiety and my current life issues, I couldn’t be more happy.

Reviewed September 2022

She’s been great- basically keeps me going.

Reviewed July 2022

Lauren is able to give me ideas and ways to overcome my issues thar concern me

Reviewed July 2022

So far I’m having a pretty good experience. I have found therapy with Lauren very meaningful . I am going through a roller coaster of things and she is great at jumping around and responding to my chapter book messages . She also goes out of her way to reach out .. even though I know she’s doing her job , people that come to this need to feel cared for and I feel that with gestures like that .. highly recommend!

Reviewed July 2022

Lauren is the kind of therapist that hears what you’re saying and also hears the heart behind your words. She seems to pick up the subtle pieces of a sentence that leave me feeling heard and seen beyond what I put out myself. Her advice and guidance has brought a lot of perspective and help to my life. I deeply value and look forward to talking to her each week as I make my way through past trauma or just a really hard week.

Reviewed June 2022

Kind and open to listening to my needs

Reviewed June 2022

So far so good she has been a doll . Understanding and nonjudgmental and I need that.

Reviewed June 2022

Lauren has been my life line, an anchor, who listens and helps me navigate life, without judgement. She helps me see more clearly, checks in on me, and is truly concerned for my growth and healing. She guides me with practical counsel that I can carry and apply throughout my days. I am grateful for her guidance, support and care!

Reviewed April 2022

I gave BetterHelp a try after being overwhelmed of finding a therapist again. Lauren has been integral in my shift towards a more positive outlook and towards developing healthier habits and life strategies. Her schedule is very flexible and she is shown that she’s willing to invest and take the time to understand.

Reviewed March 2022

Lauren is excellent at her profession. Very experienced and knowledgeable. She’s kept me looking up and forward in my darkest hour. So grateful.

Reviewed March 2022

It is such a relief just having a compassionate therapist to lean on. I feel free to express myself openly. I respect her guidance. Her education and experience are very important to me. I’m enjoying this journey with her. I needed her so much and am hopeful to not need her so much as we continue our conversations and I heal.

Reviewed January 2022

Lauren Kelly has the ability to make you feel seen and heard . She gives practical advice that allows for permanent changes in your actions and behaviors. I’m grateful for our paths crossing and the platform better help gives to start healing .

Reviewed January 2022

Lauren has been an incredible help to me. She is kind and straightforward. She brings insight to areas I need help with and affirms the progress I have made as we go! Her ability to hear what I’m saying even when my words don’t feel like they make sense is amazing. I have felt seen and heard, but also challenged to expand my thought process and see things from new perspectives to grow.

Reviewed December 2021

I greatly appreciate her listening & validating my side of story. I felt supported & I was grateful to have someone who I can trust.

Reviewed November 2021

Lauren has been a great therapist for me over the last 5 months. I feel comfortable talking to her, she remembers the details in between sessions and has really helped me understand my thought process and take control of my mental health. She's also provided me with some useful tools to work with when I'm not feeling so great. We typically speak weekly and it's been invaluable.

Reviewed November 2021

Lauren is empathetic without judging. She makes you feel very comfortable and checks in periodically. She provides tactics to help instead of just being a listening ear. It’s clear that helping others is in her DNA. And she laughs at my jokes sometimes.. bonus is that her laugh is genuine.

Reviewed September 2021

Lauren Kelly is fantastic! She really listens to all of needs and concerns, and then comes up with a game plan on how to execute it. Lauren often checks in on my during sessions, which I think is super awesome and courteous. She shows genuine concern and care for me. I really appreciate you, Lauren Kelly!

Reviewed March 2021

Lauren has a very good way of putting things into perspective and bringing my ideas back around full circle when ever I tend to go off on tangents. She has a very patient nature and she checks in with me!

Reviewed March 2021

I have really enjoyed working with Lauren! She is easy going and laughs at the right times with me. I love her open nature and advice she has given me to get through this tough time.

Reviewed March 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Lauren Kelly offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Lauren Kelly works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Lauren Kelly speak?

Lauren Kelly speaks English.

How many years of experience does Lauren Kelly have?

Lauren Kelly has 26 years of experience.

Where is Lauren Kelly licensed to practice?

Lauren Kelly is licensed to practice in Alaska and Georgia.

Does Lauren Kelly accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Lauren Kelly does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Lauren Kelly offer?

Lauren Kelly offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

How can I communicate with Lauren Kelly?

Lauren Kelly can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Lauren Kelly?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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