- ACT methods
- DBT skills
- Narrative therapy
About Kelly
Kelly Brignoni is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns.
Kelly focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. She listens to what a person is managing now and helps them try concrete skills to reduce overwhelm. Sessions can include talking through relationship patterns, practicing tools for anxiety, and developing clearer personal boundaries.
Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Narrative Therapy to address painful experiences and recurring patterns. She uses these approaches to help people notice what matters to them, manage intense emotions, and rewrite unhelpful personal stories.
Kelly also supports people dealing with issues tied to attachment and abandonment, substance use, domestic violence, separation and divorce, dissociation, and blended family challenges. She pays attention to how these problems affect everyday functioning like work, study, and close relationships.
In sessions she integrates practical skills with reflective conversation. That might mean learning distress tolerance techniques one week, and then looking at the stories that keep someone stuck the next. Her faith informs her perspective when clients want that included.
Kelly practices in California and sees clients in English. She has worked in the field for over a decade and a half, bringing direct clinical experience to common and complex concerns.
How ACT, DBT and Narrative work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while allowing uncomfortable thoughts and feelings to exist. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and life transitions common in early adulthood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening communication. Those skills can help with relationship strain, mood swings, and patterns of impulsive behavior. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves. It helps separate a person from their problems so they can see other possibilities and rewrite negative self-definitions. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That discussion can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge. Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into study or work days, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people prefer sessions without video for lower bandwidth or shorter check-ins; others like video for face-to-face conversation. Ask about available session formats during the matching process.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and self-esteem concerns. Additional areas include substance use, domestic violence, attachment and abandonment issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Kelly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Narrative Therapy to blend skills practice with reflective conversation. The focus is on practical tools and clearer ways of understanding patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational challenges. That experience includes work with trauma, mood symptoms, and communication problems.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the subscriber plan and local fee structure.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process connects you with the scheduling flow.
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