Kelly Sheets, LPC
Tennessee · 8 years in practice
Kelly Sheets is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee.
License and registration
- LPC, Tennessee
- 5475 · expires April 2028
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401224045 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1780254417 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- 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 Kelly
Kelly Sheets is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee. She brings eight years of clinical experience and a conversational, down-to-earth style to sessions. Kelly centers her work in Existential therapy, helping people face questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility.
She mixes that approach with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy when helpful. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
Her background includes extensive work in residential addiction treatment, where she saw how trauma and co-occurring issues feed substance use. That work informs her approach to addictions, drug and alcohol concerns, and related problems like codependency and compulsive behaviors. She also has experience with trauma and post-traumatic stress, including combat-related PTSD.
Kelly helps people dealing with mood and mood-related concerns such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and stress. She also addresses relationship and communication problems, eating concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, dissociation, and challenges tied to autism and avoidant or dependent personality patterns.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Kelly also participates in university research related to trauma. She aims to offer clear feedback, gentle challenge, and practical strategies so each person can make the choices that fit their life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Kelly names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused 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 and online sessions that fit your life
Kelly combines Existential therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centered ideas to help people make grounded choices. Existential therapy focuses on meaning, responsibility, and the choices a person faces, which can help when life changes or emptiness feel overwhelming. ACT teaches skills for noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that align with personal values, useful for anxiety, mood struggles, and coping with change. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathic support so people feel heard and can find their own answers.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and practical needs, then blends approaches as appropriate. That means sessions can shift between exploring big life questions and practicing specific coping skills depending on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different routines. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or background movement are concerns. Live chat or messaging offer brief check-ins, written reflection, or flexible ways to stay connected between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life, or other responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Kelly work with?
She addresses addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, among other related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth, built on an Existential therapy foundation and supplemented with practical techniques from CBT, ACT, and DBT as needed.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Kelly has eight years of experience, including extensive work in residential alcohol and drug treatment and research experience related to trauma and PTSD.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with Tennessee and Michigan LPC details and practices from Tennessee.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
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