Kelly Harper, LCSW

Kelly Harper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 22 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, and depression. Kelly also addresses relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

Kelly begins by listening to each person's story and noting strengths they already have. She treats clients as the expert on their life and focuses on clear, practical steps they can use between sessions. Conversations are direct and geared toward reducing immediate stress and improving daily routines.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and to test small behavior changes. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and track progress in straightforward ways. Both methods are aimed at improving how clients feel and act in day-to-day situations.

People often come to Kelly when a new household arrangement creates tension, when parenting roles shift, or when grief and past trauma interfere with daily life. She helps with communication problems, compassion fatigue, and workplace stress in concrete terms rather than abstract theory.

Sessions focus on practical tools - breathing or grounding for intense moments, planning steps for high-conflict conversations, or building routines that reduce overwhelm. Kelly asks about real-life constraints and adapts suggestions to what is doable for each person. Her work is intended to be realistic and directly useful for adults living in blended households or navigating family transitions.