Kelly Morana-Piazza, LPC, LMHC

Kelly Morana-Piazza is a licensed professional counselor and licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She draws on 11 years of experience and everyday life perspective to support practical change. Her approach is straightforward and warm, focused on small, useful steps clients can try between sessions.

Kelly uses client-centered methods to listen and set goals that make sense for each person. She also integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change everyday habits. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas appear in her work to build coping skills and strengthen motivation.

Kelly trained with two master’s degrees from St. John’s University, including a master’s in clinical mental health counseling. Before counseling she worked as a paralegal, which shaped her interest in clear communication and practical problem solving. She moved to Florida in 2014 and practices there as indicated by her Florida LMHC credential.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal oriented. Clients can expect conversations about current stressors, thought patterns, and concrete strategies for daily life. Kelly emphasizes the client’s strengths and invites modest, testable steps toward change.

People often choose her for help with relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, career transitions, bipolar management, ADHD-related challenges, and recovery from trauma or substance use. She frames progress as steady work rather than quick fixes and supports the small wins along the way.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. In practice this means sessions start with the client’s priorities and build goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and introduces straightforward exercises to test new habits and reduce unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills for noticing the present moment and reducing reactivity to stressors; it can help with anxiety, anger, and mood regulation.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Sessions often mix techniques as goals evolve, and adjustments are made based on what the client finds useful.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or offering alternatives when video is not practical. Working online still centers on practical exercises, thought work, and building everyday habits that translate into daily life.