Joy Kelleher

Experienced social worker focused on practical change

LCSW, CSW Georgia

Experience: 25 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Joy

Joy Kelleher brings a client-centered approach to therapy that emphasizes practical change and personal strengths. She meets people where they are, offering flexible scheduling and a variety of techniques to support goals such as managing anxiety, navigating grief, or coping with life transitions.

Background and approach

With 25 years as a social worker, Joy draws on broad clinical experience to tailor sessions to each person’s needs while keeping a relational and strength-based focus. Her style blends empathy with targeted strategies to promote resilience and healing after trauma, loss, or other adversities.

Joy has worked internationally and with diverse adult populations, and she often supports those facing career challenges, relationship concerns, mood disorders, and adjustment difficulties. As a licensed clinician in Georgia (LCSW, CSW), she emphasizes collaboration so clients feel heard, empowered, and equipped with tools to move forward.

Outside of practice she contributes to her community, including volunteer work coaching university athletes through transitional life demands.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Joy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills. ACT helps people clarify what matters most to them and supports taking committed action toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process; Joy works with clients to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Together the therapist and client review what is helping, what needs adjustment, and how to combine techniques so work in sessions translates into everyday life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility for busy schedules and geographic limitations. These formats allow clients to access licensed professionals from home or work, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the communication style that best supports their progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Joy works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, ADHD, and career or parenting challenges.

What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?

The practice incorporates several evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy to suit each client's needs.

How much clinical experience does the therapist have?

Joy brings 25 years of experience as a social worker, including international work and extensive practice addressing a broad range of adult concerns and life transitions.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Georgia under GA LCSW CSW003073.

Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?

Services are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently being accepted.

Which session formats are offered for therapy?

Clients can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling availability.

How is pricing structured for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process for beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteemCoachingCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCancerDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English