- Client-centered approach
- Solution-oriented work
- Practical skills focus
About Kelly
Kelly Shope is an LPC with 28 years of clinical experience in New Jersey. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship issues, depression, and coping with life changes. She writes and speaks plainly, offering a calm, steady presence for people who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Her practice draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside client-centered and solution-oriented ways of working. That means sessions often focus on practical steps, short-term goals, and skills you can try between meetings. Kelly emphasizes building a trusting, empathic relationship first so that any plan fits each person’s needs.
Kelly’s background includes work in community mental health, residential programs, and school settings. She has supported children, adolescents, and adults across these environments. Those roles gave her broad experience with mood concerns, social anxiety, isolation and parenting challenges.
In sessions she aims to help people recognize patterns that keep them stuck and develop small, manageable changes. She uses clear, concrete tools rather than jargon. Parents can expect a practical focus on routines, communication, and coping strategies that fit daily life.
Choosing therapy can feel hard. Kelly invites people to take one step at a time, discuss goals, and try approaches that match their situation. Her years in the field inform a steady, respectful style that centers the person’s priorities.
Practical therapy approaches you can use online
Kelly’s practice combines cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and solution-oriented ways of working. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and testing small changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Client-centered work prioritizes listening closely and shaping sessions around the person’s own goals. Solution-oriented techniques zero in on concrete steps and short-term goals to get quick, usable results.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor practical tools for parenting stress, social anxiety, or life transitions.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to practice new skills in everyday life and follow up on homework between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include isolation, mood disorders, self-love, and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered and solution-oriented work. Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and goals rather than long, abstract discussion.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional work experience in mental health. That experience includes community mental health, residential programs, and school settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC licensed in New Jersey and practices in that state. The profile uses the credential LPC as provided.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.