Kellye Laughery , LMFT

Kellye Laughery is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 20 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family dynamics, and major life transitions. She blends a supportive, solution-focused stance with practical strategies to help clients take actionable steps toward their goals while exploring feelings and patterns that affect well-being.

Her work spans individual and relational concerns including grief, parenting, intimacy-related issues, career transitions, and coping with life changes. Kellye draws on approaches that attend to attachment patterns, emotional processing, and cognitive shifts to address both short-term problems and longer-term growth. She creates a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients can name what matters to them and consider new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Kellye also brings experience in coaching and helping clients refine life purpose, manage midlife transitions, and address family-of-origin or blended family issues. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to partner with each person to set clear objectives and pursue meaningful change with compassion and practical guidance.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Kellye Laughery

Kellye Laughery integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address relationship and individual concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early bonds influence current patterns and helps clients build more secure connections - it is useful for attachment issues, intimacy-related concerns, and family dynamics. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships to improve connection and resolve conflicts, making it a strong fit for couples and relational distress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical skills to manage stress, anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Kellye works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors interventions so the therapy fits the individual or couple rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time as needs change.

Online therapy provides flexibility to meet people where they are. Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier around work, family, and other commitments. Licensed professionals can use these formats to maintain continuity of care and to offer a range of communication styles that suit different comfort levels and life situations.