Blakely Adams , LSCSW

Blakely Adams is a licensed social worker in Kansas with 12 years of professional social work experience. She holds the LSCSW credential - Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and brings a strengths-based lens to clinical work that emphasizes clients' existing values and resources.

Blakely understands the weight of societal and cultural pressures and has personal familiarity with the challenges of developing a queer identity. That lived perspective informs her approach to supporting people through coming out and identity exploration while helping them recognize the qualities that make them resilient.

Her clinical practice centers on strengths-based and solution-focused methods, pairing practical strategies with insights cultivated over a decade of practice. She works collaboratively to identify achievable steps, build on what is already working, and help clients move through difficult moments while honoring their individuality.

Blakely addresses a broad range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, LGBT issues, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, anger, career transitions, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on related areas such as body image, caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, and family of origin issues.

Throughout her work she emphasizes teamwork and practical growth, helping clients strengthen values and skills that support more satisfying daily life and relationships.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Blakely integrates practical, evidence-informed methods into online work to meet each person where they are. She often uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - which teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can be helpful for high stress, impulsivity, and relationship difficulties. She also applies Solution-Focused Therapy to identify immediate goals and build short-term steps toward change, which is well suited for clients looking to make specific, achievable improvements.

Blakely may draw on Narrative Therapy to help clients reframe personal stories and separate identity from problem-saturated narratives, supporting work around identity, self-esteem, and life transitions. She approaches treatment collaboratively and views selecting the right approach as a joint process - she will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust as progress unfolds.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access consistent care amid busy schedules and life demands. These options offer flexibility in how and when a person engages in therapy, allowing licensed professionals to adapt session format and pace to what works best for the client.