Kelly Conlon, LPC

Kelly Conlon is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, eating and body-image concerns, addictions, grief, and changes in life roles. She works with people on self-esteem, parenting challenges, career stress, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar symptoms. Kelly aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can talk through hard things and build practical skills for daily life.

Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in Childhood and Family Development from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. She has eight years of experience in mental health settings across Georgia and beyond, including hospitals, residential and outpatient eating-disorder programs, outpatient substance-abuse treatment centers, and private practice.

Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies. She also uses attachment-informed ideas and dialectical behavior therapy tools when they fit a person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skill building, and steady emotional support rather than jargon-heavy methods.

People can expect direct but compassionate guidance, occasional homework to practice new skills, and a chance to name patterns that get in the way. She emphasizes collaboration - clients and therapist work together on goals and steps forward.

Outside of work Kelly enjoys hiking, cooking, reading, travel, and time with family and pets. That balance informs her belief that small, sustainable changes add up to meaningful progress.

How Kelly Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Kelly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-informed ideas when planning work with clients. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change mood and daily functioning. Attachment-Based ideas look at relationship patterns that began early in life and how those patterns affect current relationships and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the early work. Kelly will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together the client and therapist pick techniques and adjust them over time so the plan fits the person’s needs and life situation.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Therapists can offer practical skill coaching, emotion regulation tools, values-based planning, and communication practice in remote sessions just as they do in person. Ask about the formats available when you begin the matching process.