Kelly Meissner, LMFT
Minnesota · 15 years in practice
Kelly Meissner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota with 15 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, Minnesota
- 2664 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1619367711 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Kelly
Kelly Meissner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Minnesota with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, trauma and compassion fatigue. Kelly emphasizes growing self-awareness and offers a calm, thoughtful presence during sessions.
Kelly focuses on helping people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. She uses practical exercises to make those patterns easier to understand. Sessions often include mindfulness, meditation, and reflective conversation to build insight and change repetitive habits.
Background and approach
Her work draws on a mix of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Existential therapy. Kelly also incorporates hypnotherapy techniques when appropriate to address deep, unconscious blocks that feed unwanted patterns. People who prefer exploring values, meaning, and personal purpose often find her style helpful.
She supports clients wanting clearer self-understanding and sustainable coping skills for life changes. Conversations are collaborative and paced to match each person’s needs. Kelly aims to blend short-term tools with deeper self-reflection.
That can mean learning specific skills for panic or sleep, and also addressing longer-standing issues like trauma or chronic low self-esteem. Her goal is to help people move toward more thoughtful, value-driven choices.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Kelly names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Kelly uses Existential Therapy to help people explore meaning, values, and life purpose in clear, conversational ways. This approach can help when someone feels stuck by questions about direction, identity, or life transitions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT is practical for managing anxiety, panic, and ongoing stress by teaching simple skills to respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings.
Client-Centered Therapy is another part of her work and centers on listening and understanding. That helps people feel heard and supported while they try new ways of coping and making choices.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Kelly will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and needs, and may blend techniques across sessions as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and exercises, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work consistently over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, trauma and compassion fatigue, plus related areas such as body image and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and reflective, blending short-term tools with deeper self-exploration. Sessions use mindfulness, conversation, and practical exercises tailored to the person.
What is her professional background?
Kelly has 15 years of clinical experience and has worked with many clients over that time. She combines multiple approaches to fit different concerns and goals.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Minnesota.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Kelly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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