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Christine Williams-Kelly

Christine Williams-Kelly

LMHC · Florida

Compassionate counselor for life transitions

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  • Culturally aware
  • Practical skills
  • Strengths focused

About Christine

Christine Williams-Kelly is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Christine prioritizes a respectful, culturally aware approach and centers each session on the person in front of her.

Her style is straightforward and warm. Sessions focus on building self-understanding and practical skills. She helps people improve communication, manage difficult emotions, and reduce patterns that cause ongoing distress.

Christine uses several approaches to guide change. She draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities. Cognitive behavioral tools are used to find and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness skills are added to help with stress and emotion regulation.

She also incorporates approaches that support relationships and emotional connection. These methods aim to repair hurtful patterns and create clearer communication. Many people find this helpful when they want to change how they relate to others or to themselves.

Christine often works with concerns tied to life roles and identity, including adoption and foster care matters when they come up. She supports people facing grief, parenting strain, career stress, and addictive behaviors. Her goal is to help people leave therapy with clearer direction and usable tools.

How her approach and online work come together

Christine uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person's concerns and goals. This approach means sessions start with what matters most to the client and move at a comfortable pace.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change the behaviors that follow. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for managing strong emotions and reducing harmful reactions, which can help with anger, mood swings, and coping under pressure.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients help steer which tools are emphasized based on what feels most useful in sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work often helps people fit care into busy lives by making it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving. It can also allow shorter check-ins or options that do not always require video, depending on what the therapist offers.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)EmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

17+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addictions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and other life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm and direct, focused on listening to each person's goals and teaching practical strategies like thought work and mindfulness.

What is her professional background?

She has 17 years of experience as a clinician working with diverse life challenges and transitions.

What credentials and region apply to this therapist?

She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida as a licensed mental health counselor.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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