Mona Lisa Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Michigan with 34 years of experience.
01About Mona
Mona Lisa Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Michigan with 34 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating concerns, and anger. Her work centers on helping clients notice strengths and take steady steps toward change.
She believes clients are the experts on their own stories. Sessions are respectful and focused on practical ways to manage daily challenges. Mona listens for patterns that sap energy and then helps people try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Her background includes long experience supporting people through major life changes. She has worked with people facing chronic illness, cancer, caregiver strain, and the emotional effects of discrimination. She also addresses concerns like guilt, shame, impulsivity, finding life purpose, and issues common to young adults and women.
In sessions she helps people build self-love, strengthen motivation, and repair confidence after setbacks. She offers tools for coping with social anxiety and workplace stress, and strategies to manage pain-related distress. Her approach aims to be steady, practical, and respectful of each person's pace.
Mona supports people who want direct guidance and those who prefer to explore at their own speed. Her goal is to empower clients to make choices that fit their values and goals.
02Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401005165 · expires November 2028
- NPI
- 1427500933 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
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04Online support
Approaches and online options for practical support
Many clients find benefit in evidence-based techniques that focus on current problems and skill building. Behavioral strategies help people change habits and reactions by practicing new behaviors and routines; these approaches are useful for anxiety, anger, and managing eating-related patterns. Problem-focused coping work teaches concrete steps to handle stressors like workplace issues, caregiver demands, or chronic illness effects by breaking problems into manageable parts and testing small changes.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they will try methods that feel workable and adjust the plan based on what actually helps in daily life.
Online therapy offers flexibility and several practical formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and fuller interaction. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people use brief exchanges for processing between sessions or when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and health-related routines while maintaining ongoing contact with a licensed professional.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
Mona works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and eating concerns. She also addresses issues like cancer-related distress, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, guilt and shame, and life purpose.
What is her style in sessions?
Her sessions are practical and steady. She helps people notice strengths, try new responses, and build skills that fit everyday life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 34 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with Michigan licensure listed as MI LPC and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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