Kelley Knowles-Charlow, LMFT
Practical therapy and coaching for relationships and confidence
About Kelley
Kelley Knowles-Charlow is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Florida with eight years of professional experience. She supports people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Kelley also offers coaching for motivation, confidence, and executive challenges. She aims to make the first step into therapy easier and affirms the courage it takes to begin.
Kelley creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters to them. Sessions focus on listening, practical conversation, and finding small, doable changes that help day-to-day life.
She blends therapeutic support with coaching strategies when clients want to build skills for work and personal goals. Meetings are collaborative and goal-oriented.
Kelley helps people identify priorities, try different approaches, and track what works. She encourages straightforward language and realistic plans rather than layered theory.
Her background as a Florida LMFT means she brings clinical experience with relationships and family issues alongside trauma-informed awareness. That experience informs how she responds when people bring difficult or painful histories into a session.
People who prefer a mix of therapy and coaching tend to find her style useful. She works to keep conversations practical, clear, and focused on progress.
For many clients, that combination helps move through conflict, rebuild confidence, and pursue new goals.
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Kelley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on relationships, trauma, and building confidence. One common approach centers on understanding interaction patterns in close relationships - identifying unhelpful cycles and practicing different ways to respond that reduce conflict and increase connection. Another approach emphasizes trauma-aware work, helping people name difficult experiences, learn grounding skills, and build tolerance for strong emotions while moving forward with their lives.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelley will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt techniques as needed. Clients and therapist check in regularly to see what is working and adjust the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people read facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Coaching
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English