Kelly Peters , LCPC

Kelly Peters is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC - with 35 years of experience offering counseling to individuals, couples, families, and groups. She has helped people navigate a broad range of concerns, including depression, grief and loss, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, addiction and substance use, codependency, family and relationship struggles, LGBT issues, and life transitions. Her background also includes work in career development, employee assistance programs, crisis intervention, and critical incident debriefing.

Her post-graduate training includes certificates in Internal Family Systems, PAIRS, PEERS, addictions, spiritual psychology, and breathwork, which inform a flexible and integrative approach to care. Kelly aims to empower clients to grow, change, heal, and improve their lives through practical strategies and compassionate support. Her therapy style is warm, respectful, and collaborative, and she adapts dialogue and treatment plans to meet each person’s distinct needs.

Kelly draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment methods, humanistic client-centered principles, and family systems perspectives to tailor interventions for challenges such as stress, parenting concerns, intimacy and relationship issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. She acknowledges the courage it takes to pursue a more fulfilling life and supports those ready to take initial steps toward change.

Approaches That Guide Online Therapy and How They Help

Kelly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - along with client-centered principles to shape online counseling in ways that fit individual needs. ACT focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. CBT concentrates on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood and to build practical coping skills. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist offers empathy and respect to help clients explore their own solutions and strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Kelly works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best matches their goals, preferences, and challenges. Licensed professionals aim to tailor interventions so therapy feels relevant and manageable.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic barriers. These options allow therapists and clients to maintain continuity of care and adapt how they meet, making it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.