Kelly Morana-Piazza

Kelly Morana-Piazza greets people with a straightforward, practical style. She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 11 years of experience. Kelly listens for what matters most and helps people take small steps toward clearer days.

Kelly trained at St. John's University, earning a Master of Professional Studies and a Master of Science in Education in clinical mental health counseling. Before counseling she worked as a paralegal, and she often draws on that earlier career when helping people navigate big life changes and practical problems. She moved to Florida in 2014 after growing up in New York City.

In sessions she focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, and self-esteem. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, relationship strain, career shifts, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Her approach treats each person as the expert in their own story and looks for strengths to build on.

Kelly uses practical strategies people can try between meetings. That might include exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy, short solution-focused steps, motivational techniques, and mindfulness practices. She emphasizes clear goals, doable tasks, and steady progress rather than long lists of theory.

Her style is warm and direct. She aims to make a nervous first appointment feel manageable and to help people leave sessions with at least one small next step they can try.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Kelly often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy in plain, practical ways. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life behavior, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve focus.

She also draws on client-centered principles, which means she listens first and follows the client's goals. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments can be scheduled around work or caregiving. Discussing which methods to use and how sessions will be structured is part of the first meetings, and adjustments can be made as therapy proceeds.