- CBT techniques
- ACT practices
- Mindfulness work
About Joy
Joy Kelleher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 25 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, and social anxiety and phobia. She also supports concerns such as grief, relationship and intimacy issues, workplace stress, and life transitions.
Her approach emphasizes practical, relationship-focused work. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She uses strategies from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new behaviors.
Joy draws on a long career in social work, including international experience and a variety of clinical settings. That background informs how she helps people sort through complicated feelings and make clear, manageable steps forward. She pays attention to strengths people already have and how to build on them.
In sessions she mixes short skills practice with problem-solving and story-based reflection. That can include mindfulness exercises, values-based choices, and reframing thoughts that get in the way. People often leave sessions with a concrete next step to try between meetings.
She also brings experience supporting career concerns, parenting strains, and issues tied to major life changes. The focus is on what the client wants to work on and small changes that add up over time. To begin, the site matching process collects basic information and helps schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Joy commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and practicing different behaviors to reduce distress. ACT helps people clarify their values and take actions that matter to them even when uncomfortable feelings appear.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss what methods seem useful and adapt tools based on a client’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are tried and adjusted over time.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills where they actually live and move between meetings, which many find helpful for addressing social anxiety and everyday stress.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, social anxiety and phobia, and related issues such as grief, relationship strain, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relational and strength-based. Sessions are conversational and focus on practical steps, skills practice, and reflection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a social worker, including international work and roles in a range of practice settings.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.