Kellie Gainey , LMHC

Kellie Gainey is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction, grief, and challenges tied to identity and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career stress, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and issues connected to adoption, caregiving, or chronic illness.

Kellie keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She helps people build coping skills, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and improve how they relate to others. Work may include addressing past trauma, strengthening emotional regulation, and exploring intimacy or jealousy concerns when they come up.

Her approach draws on several methods so she can match tools to each person’s needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, existential questions, and a client-centered stance. Mindfulness and creative expression are sometimes used to make concepts more practical.

Kellie identifies as a queer clinician and practices from kink/BDSM positive, non-monogamous positive, and fat and body positive perspectives. That informs how she talks about identity, relationships, and consent in sessions. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can be honest about their struggles.

She has seven years of counseling experience in individual work and holds a New York LMHC license. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, clients use the site continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on what matters most to a person and on taking small steps toward those values. It helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions are linked and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when strong emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges. Then she and the client will decide which methods and exercises to try, adjusting as needed in a collaborative way.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use tools like worksheets, audio-guided mindfulness, and in-session role plays that translate well over a distance. Licensed professionals can tailor homework and skills practice so therapy fits into everyday life without adding extra burden.