Kelly Chaiken-Crooks , LPC

Kelly Chaiken-Crooks is a compassionate Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a counseling supervisor based in Michigan with five years of experience supporting youth, teenagers, adults, families, and couples in outpatient and community settings. She focuses on creating a trusting, non-judgmental environment where people can increase self-awareness and pursue meaningful growth. Kelly approaches each person as an individual and tailors interventions to meet unique needs and goals, working collaboratively at the outset to clarify priorities and build a practical plan for change.

Her clinical style blends Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and she has training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Kelly emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while offering straightforward feedback to help clients move toward identified objectives. Areas of expertise include stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, grief and loss, intimacy and sexual concerns, anger and self-esteem difficulties, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also addresses issues related to abandonment, adoption and foster care, codependency, communication and commitment problems, infidelity, isolation, and caregiver stress.

As a licensed professional, Kelly combines practical strategies with collaborative support to help individuals and families develop actionable steps and build resilience during change.

Approaches for Online Counseling and Collaborative Care

Kelly Chaiken-Crooks uses practical, evidence-informed approaches that adapt well to online formats. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop skills to change behaviors and emotional responses - it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, goal-oriented method designed to strengthen personal motivation for change and is helpful for addictions, ambivalence about change, and building commitment. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes quick, goal-directed work by identifying strengths and small steps that move a person toward their preferred future, making it well suited for clients seeking concrete progress in areas like relationships, parenting, or stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kelly works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as goals evolve. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable. Licensed professionals and therapists can effectively provide the described approaches through these modalities while tailoring pace and techniques to each individual.