- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Kelly
Kelly Kratzer is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Parents turn to her for support with parenting concerns, including parenting neurodivergent children.
She also offers coaching for motivation and life transitions. Kelly keeps sessions straightforward and nonjudgmental. She creates space for people to talk about feelings and practical challenges.
Sessions focus on realistic steps, coping strategies, and clearer communication.
Background and approach
The tone is supportive and goal-oriented without pressure. Her work often includes addressing attention concerns like ADHD and social anxiety, and helping people navigate grief or seasonal mood shifts. Kelly also helps clients consider life purpose and young adult issues.
She is comfortable talking about intellectual disability and autism when they relate to a person's daily life. Clients can expect a collaborative process. Kelly listens first, then helps set small, doable goals.
She balances emotional support with pragmatic tools for everyday problems. Progress is tracked by changes in routines, confidence, and coping skills. Kelly practices across several evidence-based techniques suited to common concerns.
She uses approaches that translate well to conversations and short exercises. Her aim is to make therapy useful for busy people who need clear steps and real-world results.
What Kelly works with
Everything Kelly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kelly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Grief
- Depression
- Coaching
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Communication problems
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches that translate well to online care
Kelly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that fit well into online sessions. One common approach focuses on practical skills training - teaching coping strategies, stress management, and small behavioral changes that people can practice between sessions. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and daily routines.Another frequently used approach centers on problem-solving and life coaching. Sessions break bigger issues into manageable steps, set short-term goals, and track progress. That method often supports people facing life transitions, motivation problems, or parenting challenges.
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. Kelly listens to current problems, goals, and preferences, then suggests methods that are likely to help. She adjusts plans over time based on what is working and what isn’t, so clients remain part of the decision making.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more involved conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let clients send quick updates, ask brief questions, and fit support into busy days. These options offer flexibility for people juggling parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Kelly
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, parenting issues, ADHD, grief, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
Kelly creates a nonjudgmental space and focuses on practical steps. She combines emotional support with actionable strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a therapist in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are offered?
Kelly meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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