Kelly Stone, LCSW

North Carolina · 8 years in practice

Kelly Stone is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C011862 · expires October 2026
NPI: 1063021475 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Kelly

Kelly Stone is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns. She works with clients on addiction, grief, self-esteem, career worries, and major life changes. Kelly practices in North Carolina and aims to make the first steps toward therapy feel manageable and clear.

Kelly uses a collaborative style in sessions. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than long lectures or jargon. Her approach blends familiar methods such as client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work. Those tools are used to identify patterns, shift unhelpful thoughts, and improve emotional connection in relationships.

Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are added when clients want coping skills or readiness work. Kelly has eight years of professional experience as an LCSW - licensed clinical social worker - and draws from that background when supporting people through trauma, divorce, parenting stress, and caregiver fatigue.

She also addresses issues like codependency, body image, and sexual expression including kink and BDSM culture without judgment. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Kelly helps set practical targets, practices new skills together in-session, and checks progress each week.

She encourages small, steady changes that fit into daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Kelly names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Kelly blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people clarify goals and reduce unhelpful thinking. Client-centered work means listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and following their lead to build trust and direction. CBT provides straightforward tools to notice and change patterns in thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety, depression, or relationship conflict.

She also uses emotionally-focused techniques to improve how people express needs and respond to partners or close others. EFT helps identify emotional patterns and practice new ways of connecting during tense moments. Together these approaches aim to be practical and relational rather than abstract, and Kelly will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or travel. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and practice skills in real life while keeping scheduling manageable.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelly commonly address?

Kelly supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting strain, trauma and related challenges.

What is Kelly's general therapy style?

She uses a collaborative, client-centered style that emphasizes strengths and practical steps. Sessions focus on clear conversation and skill building rather than technical language.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care as an LCSW.

Where is Kelly licensed and located?

Kelly is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and practices with that state license.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is open to working with international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kelly?

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