Kelly Joyce, LISW - Therapist in Ohio

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
CBT and DBT skills
Trauma-informed care

About Kelly

Kelly Joyce is an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Ohio with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, eating concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, and issues that follow trauma or abuse.

Kelly uses a straightforward, client-centered style. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day coping easier. Sessions often blend emotional work with skills from cognitive behavioral approaches and dialectical behavior strategies.

Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, partial hospitalization programs, and outpatient settings. That variety informs how she supports people through life changes, grief, parenting strains, and caregiver stress.

Kelly also supports people dealing with attachment and adoption-related concerns, body image and disordered eating, commitment and control issues, dissociation, and co-occurring conditions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help clients clarify values and take manageable steps toward them.

Outside of clinical work she spends time with family, watches true crime programs, cares for her cats, and travels. The overall approach is practical and person-focused, aiming to reduce day-to-day distress and increase effectiveness in relationships and routines.

How Kelly blends EFT, ACT and skills work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and naming emotions that are hard to put into words, and on changing unhelpful interaction patterns that keep people stuck. It is often used for relationship patterns and attachment-related struggles.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions that align with those values, even when difficult feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete strategies to notice and change thoughts and behaviors that maintain anxiety or depression.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and exercises between sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around everyday life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach coping skills, practice new ways of interacting, and follow up on progress between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseEating disordersCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

Ohio

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, eating concerns, trauma and relationship or intimacy issues among other areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes practical skills and emotional work. Techniques from CBT and DBT are often included.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience in mental health settings including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and outpatient care.

What credentials and region apply?

She is an LISW - Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Ohio.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.

How does payment or cost work?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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