About Kelly
Kelly Saraceno is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maryland. She has twenty years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and life events. Kelly focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier and more manageable.
Her work centers on clear, down-to-earth conversations. She listens first, then helps people spot unhelpful patterns. Sessions often include simple skills to reduce anxiety, improve communication, and handle cravings or mood swings.
How Kelly works
Kelly uses approaches drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy. That means she emphasizes the person in front of her, practical thinking skills, and emotion-regulation tools. These methods can support people dealing with depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction struggles, grief, and parenting stress.
She also helps with issues around self-esteem, social anxiety, isolation, career changes, and life purpose. In sessions she works with individuals on concrete goals like calmer reactions, better routines, and clearer choices. People who prefer straightforward, skill-focused support tend to fit well with her style.
She invites clients to set the pace and decide which goals matter most. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Kelly lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Kelly works with
The areas below are the ones Kelly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How Kelly’s Approaches Fit Online Therapy
Client-centered work focuses on the person’s needs and goals. It starts by listening and following what matters most to the client, which helps shape each session to real-life concerns.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching clear, repeatable skills.
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and relationship struggles. It teaches techniques to tolerate distress and communicate more effectively.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she will adapt techniques as needs change.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week, reducing time spent traveling, and making it easier to keep brief check-ins between in-person visits. The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking to ensure they match your schedule and needs.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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