Kelly Dambra, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Kelly

Kelly Dambra is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who uses a warm, collaborative style to support people facing stress and major life challenges. She draws on practical methods to help clients reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and cope with trauma. Her manner is interactive and strengths-based, focusing on what a person can build on right now.

Kelly works with a broad range of concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, and struggles with addiction.

Background and approach

She also provides care for trauma and abuse survivors and people dealing with workplace or career strain. Her practice addresses both everyday pressures and more complex emotional wounds. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with structured techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods.

This lets her combine empathic understanding with concrete steps clients can try between appointments. When trauma is central, she integrates trauma-focused strategies to address painful memories and symptoms. Her approach begins with a collaborative conversation to identify goals and priorities.

From there she tailors interventions to each person’s needs, offering short-term problem-solving or longer work on patterns and relationships. Kelly aims for a straightforward, nonjudgmental space where clients can test new ways of coping. People who reach out can expect direct feedback, practical tools, and a focus on progress that fits into everyday life.

Kelly uses experience and clear techniques to help clients move toward calmer days and better communication at home and work.

Online approaches for practical change and healing

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience first. The therapist offers empathic support and helps clients identify their own goals and strengths, which can be especially useful for reducing stress and improving relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and manage mood symptoms. It is often helpful for panic, depression, and workplace stress. Trauma-focused therapy addresses the effects of traumatic events through careful, paced work on painful memories and their impact on daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Kelly will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying techniques together, adjusting as needed, and balancing short-term problem solving with deeper healing when appropriate.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. These formats make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions. They also allow people in Florida to access licensed professionals without traveling, while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kelly commonly address?

Kelly works with a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship or intimacy concerns, parenting stress, grief, addictions, and workplace problems.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a warm, interactive, client-centered approach that emphasizes collaboration, active listening, and building on existing strengths while introducing practical tools.

How much experience does she have?

Kelly has nine years of professional experience supporting people with mood disorders, trauma, and relationship challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

Kelly is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC. Her Florida license is FL LMHC MH14626 and she practices from Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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