Kelly Whitmire
Experienced family-focused LCSW blending practical strategies
LCSW, CSW Georgia
- Experience
- 24 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Family, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kelly
Kelly Whitmire is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW, CSW) with 24 years of experience helping families and individuals navigate complex life transitions.
Background and approach
She often integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy principles alongside a client-centered stance to tailor care to each person's needs, with additional techniques drawn from solution-focused work and motivational interviewing. Her practice in Georgia includes extensive work with children, parents, and families facing challenges related to neglect, abuse, foster care, and adoption.
Kelly supports parents managing the daily stresses of raising children and teens, and she has particular experience helping women reclaim confidence and balance amid the demands of motherhood. She also works with young adults who are learning to manage stress and make intentional plans for their next steps in life.
Across her practice she addresses a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, anger, self-esteem, addictions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. Kelly describes her therapeutic stance as meeting clients where they are and creating a respectful, nonjudgmental environment to explore feelings and develop practical plans for moving forward.
Bringing client-centered and CBT tools to online care
Kelly commonly draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a client-centered approach in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to stress or emotional difficulties, then developing practical strategies and skills to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. The client-centered approach prioritizes listening, empathy, and meeting clients where they are so they feel heard and respected while exploring issues such as parenting stress, family conflict, trauma, anxiety, or life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Kelly works with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and needs, and then blends techniques to create a personalized plan rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Together they decide which strategies feel most helpful and adjust the focus as progress unfolds.
Online therapy with Kelly is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to support flexibility and access. These formats allow scheduling around busy family life, reduce travel time, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care while managing parenting responsibilities, work, or school commitments.
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Experience
24+ years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English