Kelly Chaiken-Crooks, LPC

Kelly Chaiken-Crooks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, parenting challenges, depression, addictions, and other life changes. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. Kelly aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can sort through what matters most and set clear goals.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered and mindfulness approaches tailored to each person. Early sessions focus on understanding your priorities and building a plan you can actually use. Kelly balances direct feedback with encouragement so progress feels realistic and steady.

Her work draws on techniques from Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused methods to help people find momentum when they feel stuck. That can mean breaking big problems into small experiments or sharpening skills for handling strong emotions. The emphasis is on skill-building and short-term strategies that support longer change.

Kelly has five years of clinical experience and has worked in outpatient and community settings. Her LPC credential is shown as Licensed Professional Counselor. She practices from Michigan and offers sessions in English.

People who reach out will find a collaborative counselor who listens, offers straightforward suggestions, and adjusts strategies based on progress. Kelly helps clients track small wins and restore a sense of control during difficult times.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Kelly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression. Client-centered work prioritizes what matters to the individual and follows the client's pace, offering listening and reflection to support insight. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, which can reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Kelly will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day constraints to choose techniques that fit. This collaborative process can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.

Online therapy here is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video is useful for richer conversation and visual cues, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for quick check-ins, and messaging suits brief updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options let clients fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while working with a licensed professional.