Kelly Morana-Piazza, LPC, LMHC

Kelly Morana-Piazza is a licensed counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and mood challenges. She holds two master’s degrees and brings 11 years of clinical experience working with adults in Florida. Her style is straightforward and respectful, and she encourages people to notice their strengths as they work through hard moments.

Kelly trained with a Master of Professional Studies and a Master of Science in Education in clinical mental health counseling. She shifted into counseling after years working as a paralegal, and values the practical skills that career experience brought to her clinical work. She moved from New York City to Florida in 2014 and practices as an LPC and an LMHC.

In sessions she centers the person’s own goals and choices. She uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect, and leans on cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas also appear in her work to build small steps and present-moment coping.

Kelly helps people address relationship stress, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse-related concerns, and adjustments from big life changes. She also supports those dealing with substance use, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and body-image or eating-related struggles. She frames progress as gradual and practical rather than sudden.

Expect conversations that are down-to-earth and structured toward action. Kelly asks about daily routines, values, and what has worked before, then co-designs steps to practice between sessions. She invites questions about approach and pace so people can feel they are moving at a manageable speed.

How Kelly integrates approaches for online work

Kelly uses client-centered therapy to build a respectful space where the person’s goals and experience guide the work. This approach emphasizes listening, reflection, and collaborating on what matters most to the client.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and practical coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Kelly will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so therapy can be scheduled around work or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use these methods to offer practical skills, mindfulness exercises, and step-by-step behavior changes that translate into everyday life.