Kelli Pinion, LCMHC

Kelli Pinion is a licensed clinical mental health counselor working in North Carolina. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, caregiver strain, sleep problems, anger, and life changes. Kelli also supports those navigating career questions, bipolar and depressive symptoms, and difficulties with impulse control and panic attacks.

Kelli uses clear, practical conversation to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different choices. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and mindfulness skills. Sessions focus on small, doable steps clients can use between meetings.

A faith-informed lens is sometimes part of sessions when clients want it. That perspective is offered as one option, not a requirement, and Kelli centers each session on the client’s values and goals. Motivational interviewing and client-centered skills guide how she listens and helps people set priorities.

Kelli has six years of clinical experience as an LCMHC - Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She works with concerns linked to adoption and foster care, attachment, body image, multicultural issues, and caregiver stress. Her practice pays attention to how life events and identity shape emotional responses.

Therapy with Kelli tends to be practical and warm. Clients can expect straightforward tools, mindfulness exercises, and chances to practice new ways of relating. The overall aim is to build self-compassion, clearer communication, and better day-to-day coping.

Approaches and what online therapy looks like

CBT helps people spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and coping with life changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without fighting them and then choosing actions that match personal values; it can be useful for stress, avoidance, and living with difficult moods.

Kelli combines those methods with client-centered and mindfulness skills so therapy feels collaborative and grounded. She works with clients to identify goals and then adapts approaches to what fits best. Figuring out the right mix is part of the early sessions, and clients take an active role in choosing techniques and pacing.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief reflections, check-ins between sessions, and people who prefer typing to talking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping therapy consistent.