Kelly Boyle

Compassionate skill-based therapy for life transitions

LMFT Florida

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Kelly

Kelly Boyle is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience who draws from cognitive behavioral methods alongside client-centered and emotionally focused practices to help people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, and trauma.

Background and approach

She tailors therapy to each person’s style and needs, offering practical tools for communication, emotional regulation, and self-empowerment while honoring diverse spiritual beliefs and cultural backgrounds. Her work includes support for relationship and family dynamics, parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, and identity topics including LGBT matters.

Kelly also addresses a wide range of additional concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication and control struggles, separation and divorce, domestic violence, and fatherhood issues.

She shares skill-building resources like short tutorial videos on breathing, boundary setting, and creative expression to reinforce growth outside sessions. Kelly offers virtual appointments scheduled in Eastern time with responsiveness to messages during the workweek.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that clients can apply between sessions to manage life changes and strengthen relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online care

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical strategies and skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist offers empathy and supports each person’s own goals and pace. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people explore and reorganize emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and communication.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist partners with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and may blend methods over time so the plan fits the person’s life and challenges rather than following a single formula.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue progress between in-person alternatives. These options support flexibility for people who travel, live in different regions, or prefer shorter check-ins alongside longer sessions, while allowing therapists to use CBT tools, emotion-focused exercises, and client-centered dialogue in ways that suit each client’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kelly commonly work with?

She addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family difficulties, self-esteem, intimacy issues, parenting concerns, anger, and coping with life changes.

What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?

Kelly integrates client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) to combine practical skills, emotional exploration, and collaboration in treatment.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with a variety of life stressors, relationship and family issues, and trauma-related concerns.

What are Kelly's credentials and where is she based?

Kelly Boyle is licensed as an LMFT in Florida with license FL LMFT MT3722 and provides services from that state.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients as noted in her practice details.

Which session formats are available for working together?

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

How much do sessions typically cost?

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

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

To get started, 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, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem

Also works with

LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementDepression Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English