About Kelly
Kelly Meissner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, sleep problems, depression, trauma and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Kelly aims to help people who want to increase self-awareness and make meaningful changes in their lives. She uses plain, practical conversation to help clients understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Sessions often include mindfulness and meditation exercises. Kelly also integrates hypnotherapy when it seems useful and when clients are interested.
Her style blends several approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports values-driven action alongside acceptance of difficult experiences. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and building a trusting working relationship.
Kelly has worked in the field for 15 years and brings that experience to each session. She combines insight-focused techniques with skill-based strategies so people can see small, steady progress.
Many conversations include practical steps to try between sessions. People who value a thoughtful, reflective process and who are open to mindfulness or hypnotherapy tend to find this approach useful.
Kelly describes therapy as a collaborative process, where goals are set together and adjusted as needs change.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck by them, then take steps that match their values. This can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting attention toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms like panic or sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and reflects so people feel understood and can explore their goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client talk about what methods fit the client's needs and preferences. Sessions may mix techniques so the plan can change over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and guided mindfulness practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for brief updates, tracking progress, or checking in between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, caregiving, or travel while still focusing on steady progress.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English