Kelly James-Fraser, LPC

Kelly James-Fraser is a licensed professional counselor with over 10 years of clinical experience in Georgia. She began her career working in inpatient settings and correctional mental health, and later moved into group practice. Kelly has provided therapy for people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strains, parenting stress, and trauma. Her background includes work with veterans and young adults, and she has supported many people who experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. She has also worked with clients managing severe and chronic mental health conditions and with those navigating career and life transitions. Her experience spans inpatient crisis care, forensic units, and corrections settings. Kelly uses a person-centered approach that keeps each person’s needs central to the work. She blends methods from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness when those approaches fit the client. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps and on building skills the client can use between meetings. Her style is collaborative and direct. She works with people to set goals, try concrete strategies, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Kelly pays attention to safety and coping when trauma or high distress is present. People come to her with a wide range of concerns including stress, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, and kink-affirming issues when relevant. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule therapy according to the available times. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Kelly’s approaches translate to online care

Kelly combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to help people manage symptoms and solve practical problems. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building a collaborative relationship so people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral work looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching specific skills to reduce anxiety or improve mood. Dialectical behavior therapy adds emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills that are useful during strong upset or interpersonal conflict.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Kelly will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping. The process is collaborative and paced to the person’s needs and preferences.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as session delivery options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use hands-on or workbook-based skill practice between meetings, which supports learning from CBT and DBT approaches.