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Kelley Halter

Kelley Halter, LCMHC

New Hampshire

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LCMHC - Stress and Young Adult Concerns

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship issues
  • Attachment focus

About Kelley

Kelley Halter is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in New Hampshire with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. Kelley also addresses relationship concerns, grief, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and has an interest in issues common in young adulthood.

Kelley uses straightforward talk therapy to help people sort through what is overwhelming them. Sessions focus on practical coping skills, clearer communication, and small steps that reduce daily stress. She draws on approaches that help people understand patterns in relationships and emotions.

Her work includes attention to parenting challenges, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and caregiving stress. Kelley also supports people dealing with body image, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and co-occurring conditions. She pays attention to how past trauma and current life demands interact.

Kelley mixes client-centered methods with cognitive-behavioral techniques and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses attachment-based and emotionally-focused ideas when the focus is on relationships and closeness. The emphasis is on practical tools and clearer insight rather than jargon.

People who come to Kelley often want help managing anxiety, rebuilding self-esteem, or coping with big changes like starting a new job or moving. She helps clients set achievable goals, try new ways of responding, and build stronger routines that support daily functioning.

How Kelley’s approaches translate to online work

Kelley draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based approaches in her clinical work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood, which can be helpful for stress, depression, and ADHD-related challenges. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and helps people change how they connect with others, useful for intimacy concerns, parenting, and family dynamics.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Kelley will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit the problem at hand, and adjust the plan as work progresses. The first sessions are often used to figure out which combination of strategies makes sense for the client's day-to-day life.

The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting meetings into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. If you are considering working together, confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online work can make it easier to keep consistent check-ins, use skills learned between sessions, and integrate changes into work or study routines.

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

Listed in

New Hampshire

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

Kelley works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, family and relationship issues, grief, mood disorders, and practical life changes including parenting and young adult concerns.

How would she describe her therapy style?

She uses a practical, talk-based approach with tools from client-centered work, CBT, and DBT to teach coping skills and improve communication.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and interpersonal concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

Kelley holds the LCMHC credential and practices in New Hampshire.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What are the session formats?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and getting started handled?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy through BetterHelp is for adults aged 18 and over and is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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