Lynne Kelsey, LPC

Biography

Lynne Kelsey, LPC, is a highly experienced professional counselor with over two decades of providing evidence-based mental health care to children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment concerns, and relationship and couples work, and has supported clients across a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and life challenges. Lynne values building strong therapeutic relationships grounded in trust, respect, and open communication, and believes each client is the expert on their own life and experiences.

Lynne’s therapeutic approach is holistic, integrative, and values-driven, with a strong emphasis on mind–body wellness and individualized care. She draws from evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR, and attachment-based and somatic approaches to support healing and growth. Her work is informed by extensive experience across diverse treatment settings, with particular emphasis on neuropsychology and relationships. Outside of her clinical work, Lynne enjoys being outdoors, spending time with animals, music, crafts, and connecting with friends and family.

Brightside offerings

Therapy Teen Therapy

Clinical Focus Areas

ADHD Addiction Adoption Alcohol Use Disorder Anger Management Anxiety Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders Behavioral Issues Bipolar Disorder Borderline Personality (BPD) Career Counseling Chronic Illness Chronic Pain Codependency Depression Divorce Dual Diagnosis Education and Learning Disabilities First Responders Grief & Loss Groups Infertility Infidelity Intellectual Disability Internet Addiction Men's Issues Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Parenting Postpartum Pregnancy Prenatal Psychosis Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self Esteem Sexual Abuse Sleep or Insomnia Stress Substance Use Disorders Trauma and PTSD Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Veterans Women's Issues

Approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Attachment-Based Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Existential therapy Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT) Somatic Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Languages

English

Identity

Female She/Her/Hers

Culture & faith

African American Asian and Pacific Islander Diasporic Cultures Bicultural / Multicultural People Blind People and Culture Buddhism Christianity Deaf People and Culture Diasporic or Black Culture Faiths Indigenous Cultures Indigenous Spiritualities Jewish Culture Nonreligious/ Secular/ Agnostic/ Atheist Northern European Cultures Other Spiritualities Pacific Islander Cultures Religions Shamanism Southeast Asian Cultures

Community & allyship

BIPOC Chronic Illness Immigrants LGBTQ+ Men's Mental Health Neurodiversity People with Disabilities Refugees Single Mothers Survivors of Trauma and Abuse Veterans Women

Credentials

LPCMH

States served

Alaska

Insurances accepted

Aetna Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allied Benefit Systems Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) Blue Shield of California Cigna Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan Meritain Health Nebraska Total Care Public Employees Health Plan Sharp Health Plan Wellcare