- Client-centered care
- Thoughts and habits
- Practical coping skills
About Kelley
Kelley Halter is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 15 years of experience in New Hampshire. She offers a calm, affirming way of working for people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and major life changes. Kelley focuses on practical steps rather than jargon, and she aims to help clients grow resilience while staying true to themselves.
She takes a client-centered stance that centers each person’s goals. Sessions usually involve talking through what feels most urgent, identifying small changes that help day-to-day, and testing new habits between meetings. Kelley draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and from attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns.
Her work often addresses family stress, parenting strain, trauma and abuse recovery, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people with ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and eating or sleep struggles, and helps with adoption and foster care concerns and attachment issues.
Kelley uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation feels overwhelming. She helps clients build coping toolkits for anger, low self-esteem, and chronic illness or caregiver stress. Practical steps and steady support are key parts of her style.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her interest in LGBTQ concerns, communication problems, and blended family dynamics. Kelley encourages people to bring questions about goals, pacing, and homework to early sessions so therapy fits daily life.
She takes a client-centered stance that centers each person’s goals. Sessions usually involve talking through what feels most urgent, identifying small changes that help day-to-day, and testing new habits between meetings. Kelley draws from cognitive behavioral ideas to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and from attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns.
Her work often addresses family stress, parenting strain, trauma and abuse recovery, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports people with ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and eating or sleep struggles, and helps with adoption and foster care concerns and attachment issues.
Kelley uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation feels overwhelming. She helps clients build coping toolkits for anger, low self-esteem, and chronic illness or caregiver stress. Practical steps and steady support are key parts of her style.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her interest in LGBTQ concerns, communication problems, and blended family dynamics. Kelley encourages people to bring questions about goals, pacing, and homework to early sessions so therapy fits daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
New Hampshire
Languages
English
How therapy approaches shape online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships influence how a person connects and reacts to others. It can help when intimacy, trust, or attachment issues cause repeated conflict or anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and lift mood. It suits problems like worry, low mood, and sleep or eating struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kelley uses a collaborative method to figure out what will help most. Together the therapist and client set goals, try approaches, and adjust techniques based on what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Confirm the available formats before booking so you know how sessions are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to use skills between meetings and keep continuity during life transitions.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kelley help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and trauma and abuse. Kelley also addresses parenting, family stress, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and ADHD.
What is her general therapy style?
The approach is client-centered and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, testing small changes, and developing everyday coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
Kelley has 15 years of clinical experience offering therapy in New Hampshire. That background informs her work with mood, relationship, and stress-related problems.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in New Hampshire. The credential listed is NH LCMHC.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.