Kelly Harper
Experienced LCSW focusing on practical change
LCSW Louisiana
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Parenting, Anger
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kelly
Kelly Harper is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 22 years of professional experience. She brings a strengths-based perspective, helping people identify and use their existing resources to address persistent stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes practical, achievable steps that reflect each person's unique story and values. Harper often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients develop clearer thinking patterns, reduce unhelpful behaviors, and set concrete goals for change.
She works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. Additional areas of focus include aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, blended family and fatherhood issues, intellectual disability, traumatic brain injury, workplace challenges, and women's concerns.
Kelly aims to partner with clients who are ready to take active steps toward improved coping and greater well-being. She encourages candid conversations, collaborative planning, and steady progress toward functioning that feels more manageable and aligned with personal priorities.
Approaches and Online Options for Focused Change
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and the behaviors that follow, making it useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress-related concerns. It emphasizes skills and structured exercises to produce measurable shifts in mood and coping. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clarifying short-term goals and amplifying what is already working, which can be especially helpful when clients want concrete steps and faster progress toward daily functioning.
Choosing the right method is collaborative rather than predetermined. The therapist will work with each person to explore symptoms, goals, and preferences, and then tailor CBT techniques or solution-focused strategies to match those needs. This collaborative process helps clients stay actively involved in shaping the plan of care.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing sessions to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while juggling work, family, and other commitments, and they let therapists use worksheets, brief exercises, and focused conversations in ways that suit each client's routine.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
Louisiana
Languages
English