Darlene Kelly, LCSW
Louisiana · 24 years in practice
Darlene Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who centers her work on helping people find meaning and direction in difficult moments.
License and registration
- LCSW, Louisiana
- 4730 · expires August 2026
- LCSW, Texas
- 57472 · expires April 2028
- LCSW, Mississippi
- C10272 · expires April 2028
- NPI
- 1568627297 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Darlene
Darlene Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who centers her work on helping people find meaning and direction in difficult moments. She uses a straightforward, listening-first approach and aims to create space for honest conversation. Reaching out can feel hard, and she meets people where they are without judgment.
Her background spans 24 years in clinical work across Louisiana. She has supported people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, trauma, grief, relationship strain, and parenting stress.
Background and approach
She also addresses career shifts, caregiving burdens, body image and eating concerns, sleep problems, anger, and identity issues related to LGBT experiences. In sessions she combines existential ideas with practical tools. Conversations explore values, choices, and what matters most while also using skills from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance work.
Attachment-focused perspectives help when connection and intimacy are central concerns. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person's goals. She listens first, then helps set small, doable steps toward change.
Therapy may include exploring patterns, practicing coping skills, and building strategies for everyday stressors. Clients can expect a calm and steady presence aimed at helping them move forward. Her style is supportive and direct, offering room to grieve losses and to clarify next steps in life.
She welcomes people ready to reflect and take practical action.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Darlene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Darlene names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care and meaning
Existential therapy invites people to look at values, purpose, and the practical choices they can make in life. It helps when someone is feeling stuck, questioning direction, or coping with big life changes by focusing on what matters most to them.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches simple skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed and to take committed action toward personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and managing difficult emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating when intimacy or trust are concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, suggest options, and work together to find what fits best. Over time the plan can shift based on what helps you make progress.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth varies, and messaging or chat can support quick check-ins or short coaching between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving schedules, or travel while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and career transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She combines an existential perspective with client-centered listening and skill-based methods like CBT and ACT to explore values and teach coping strategies.
What is her clinical experience?
She brings 24 years of experience in clinical practice working with adults on a broad set of concerns and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LCSW with licensing noted as TX LCSW and MS LCSW, and is based in Louisiana.
Which languages are supported and are international clients seen?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible scheduling and check-ins.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist selection; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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