Luretha Kelly, LICSW, LCSW

Licensed in Mississippi · 16 years in practice

Luretha Kelly offers straightforward support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hurt.

License and registration

LCSW, Mississippi: C6936 · expires April 2026
LICSW, District of Columbia: LC200002449 · expires March 2028
NPI: 1609173533 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 16
Languages: English

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About Luretha

Luretha Kelly offers straightforward support for people feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or hurt. She starts by listening to what matters most and helping individuals set clear, manageable goals. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at reducing daily stress and improving how people get through hard moments.

Kelly draws on 16 years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Social Work as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Background and approach

She centers the person's own strengths and choices when planning steps forward. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, not only talk about problems. In sessions she uses strategies from cognitive behavioral work to spot unhelpful thinking.

She also blends mindfulness and acceptance ideas to help tolerate strong feelings. Dialectical behavior techniques add real skills for emotion regulation and managing conflict. Her work commonly addresses trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, anger, addictions, and challenges with self-esteem.

She also supports people facing relationship or family stress, parenting strain, sleep problems, career transitions, and ADHD-related concerns. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, and caregiving stress. People who choose her can expect practical tools, paced skill-building, and encouragement to try small changes.

She helps clients turn values into action and develop clearer routines. The aim is to make everyday life more manageable and meaningful, one step at a time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Luretha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Luretha names

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Online support

How approach choices shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match your values, which can help with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and daily routines. From there she tailors a mix of methods and checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on what feels useful and achievable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video lets people use face-to-face time for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide flexible options for short updates, quick coping reminders, or ongoing support between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family stress, sleep troubles, parenting strain, and ADHD-related issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The approach is practical and skills-based, combining cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness, acceptance, and dialectical behavior methods to build coping tools and emotional regulation.

What is her professional background?

She has 16 years of clinical experience and centers clients' strengths and choices when helping them make changes in daily life.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and is based in Mississippi.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are offered?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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