Kellie Kizis, LCSW

Kellie Kizis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 15 years of experience as a social worker and counselor. She draws on that background to help people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and stress. Her work also reaches concerns such as parenting questions, sleep and eating problems, career strain, and challenges tied to medical issues.

Kellie uses straightforward, practical methods to help people make small changes that add up. Sessions are interactive and aimed at solving current problems while building tools for the future. She describes her style as warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative.

Her clinical work includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered approaches, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. Those approaches are used to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and set achievable goals.

Kellie has experience in healthcare settings including hospitals and hospice, and she has supported people facing chronic illness, cancer, and caregiving strain. She also notes experience related to adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, autism, and first responder concerns.

She incorporates some holistic practices into her overall approach and aims to partner with each person to create a practical plan. The goal is to help people cope with life changes, reduce overwhelm, and move toward clearer goals.

Kellie works with adults on a range of issues including bipolar disorder, ADHD, and complicated grief, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and preferences.

How Kellie Uses Practical Therapies Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and strengths. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people choose the next steps that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and helps people try small experiments to change how they feel and act. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment calm; it can support sleep, anger management, and coping with chronic illness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kellie will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend ways to proceed. That decision is made together and can shift over time as progress is reviewed.

Online sessions offer flexibility in how people connect. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, notes between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to stay consistent while using the therapeutic approaches described above.