Kelly Saraceno
Practical support for change
- Credentials
- LCSW-C
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Kelly
Kelly Saraceno is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with twenty years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress and life changes. She focuses on practical steps rather than long speeches. Kelly listens closely and helps clients spot patterns that keep them overwhelmed.
Her work emphasizes straightforward skills and small shifts. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and coping skills.
Background and approach
Clients often come with concerns about parenting, anxiety, depression, or relationship and family issues. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, ADHD, eating concerns, and career stress. The approach aims to make daily life more manageable rather than focusing only on diagnosis.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. Kelly helps people set clear, doable steps between visits. She emphasizes communication skills, reducing isolation, and building self-compassion.
People who prefer practical tools and a calm, steady guide may find her style helpful. Kelly encourages questions about how therapy will work and what to expect at the start of care.
How these approaches guide online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's priorities and building a trusting working relationship. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk through what matters most and set personal goals.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides clear tools for managing anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior patterns by testing small changes and tracking what works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can be useful for people who want practical strategies to manage strong emotions and improve communication.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to needs, goals, and daily demands, and then help decide which methods to prioritize. Clients and therapist adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping changes realistic and focused on daily life.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and continue work between appointments. Some people find shorter check-ins or audio-only visits fit better into their day, while others prefer a full session to practice skills in real time.
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.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- 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
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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