- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Kellye
Kellye Laughery is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She brings two decades of clinical work in California to sessions and keeps things direct and practical. Kellye aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what’s overwhelming them and try clearer ways of coping.
She uses therapies that center on how relationships shape emotions and behavior.
Background and approach
That includes attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful patterns and test new responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Imago relationship ideas guide conversations about connection and communication when intimacy or partnership feels strained. Kellye also supports people facing big life changes, grief, career questions, or feeling stuck in midlife.
She often blends coaching-style feedback with therapeutic exploration to help clarify goals and next steps. Practical tools and short-term strategies are balanced with deeper work about family of origin and attachment history. Over 20 years of practice in California give her experience with complex situations such as blended family adjustments, divorce and separation, and trauma-related stress.
She is trained as LMFT, and she applies that training while tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and pace. People can expect straightforward conversation, collaborative planning, and steps to try between sessions. The focus is on helping each person find manageable changes that fit their life and responsibilities.
What Kellye works with
Everything Kellye lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Kellye helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Kellye lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How attachment and CBT translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence current relationships. Online sessions explore those patterns through focused conversations about feelings, needs, and recurring behaviors. This helps people understand why they react in certain ways and practice new responses.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In video or phone sessions Kellye helps clients spot thinking traps and try simple behavioral experiments between meetings to test new approaches to stress and anxiety.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kellye will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods to try together. Clients and the therapist adjust as they learn what fits best for communication, parenting, or life-transition goals.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions or live chat can fit a short check-in during a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Text-based messaging supports brief reflections, progress notes, and quick coaching between sessions, making therapy easier to fit into a busy parenting schedule.
Questions people ask about Kellye
What problems does Kellye help with?
Kellye helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, grief, career questions, and coping with life changes.
What is her approach in sessions?
She combines attachment-based work, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally focused practices to address patterns and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Kellye brings 20 years of professional experience working with people on personal and relational challenges in California.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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