Kelly Brignoni, LMFT

Kelly Brignoni is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. Kelly also addresses trauma, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions including midlife changes.

Kelly keeps sessions straightforward and compassionate. She listens for patterns that get in the way of daily life and helps people try different ways of responding. Her work often covers attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, and the effects of past abuse.

Her practice draws on evidence-informed approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Kelly uses these methods to help people notice painful thoughts, build coping skills, and tell more useful stories about themselves. She aims to make therapy practical and tied to real goals people bring to sessions.

Clients often come for help with complex situations like divorce, blended family strain, addiction concerns, or dissociation after trauma. Kelly also supports aging and geriatric issues and people coping with natural or human-caused disasters. She works at a pace set by each person and focuses on steps that can be used between sessions.

Sessions are conducted in English and are based in California. To begin, readers complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability by using the Start Therapy button on the site.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It often focuses on steps people can take in daily life to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for regulating intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication with others. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and helps rewrite those stories in less limiting ways, which can change how problems are experienced.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new challenges arise.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use quieter surroundings or avoid being on camera when that helps them focus. Licensed professionals adapt these approaches for remote work and tailor sessions to practical goals you bring.