Blakely Adams, LSCSW
LGBT-affirming licensed social worker
- Strengths-based care
- Solution-focused therapy
- 12 years experience
About Blakely Adams
Blakely Adams is a licensed social worker in Kansas with 12 years of clinical experience who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, identity questions, and life transitions. She practices from a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective, helping clients identify their existing resources and build practical steps toward meaningful change. She also draws on approaches such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Existential Therapy when those methods fit a client's goals and needs.
Having navigated her own journey with queer identity, she brings personal insight into the process of coming out and the cultural pressures that can complicate self-acceptance. That lived perspective informs an affirming clinical stance for LGBT clients while remaining attentive to a wide range of concerns including depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting struggles, career issues, and caregiver stress.
As an LSCSW - a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - she blends practical skills training, reflective inquiry, and value-focused work to help clients clarify priorities and move forward. Her collaborative approach emphasizes identifying strengths and values, creating short-term goals, and developing tools clients can use between sessions to manage challenges and foster growth.
Having navigated her own journey with queer identity, she brings personal insight into the process of coming out and the cultural pressures that can complicate self-acceptance. That lived perspective informs an affirming clinical stance for LGBT clients while remaining attentive to a wide range of concerns including depression, ADHD, addiction, trauma, grief, parenting struggles, career issues, and caregiver stress.
As an LSCSW - a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - she blends practical skills training, reflective inquiry, and value-focused work to help clients clarify priorities and move forward. Her collaborative approach emphasizes identifying strengths and values, creating short-term goals, and developing tools clients can use between sessions to manage challenges and foster growth.
Areas of Expertise
Primary Focus
Also Specializes In
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional Focus Areas
Avoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic Approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Existential Therapy Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
How much experience does Blakely Adams have?
Blakely Adams has 12 years of experience.
Is Blakely Adams a licensed therapist?
Yes. She holds the credential LSCSW. License details: KS LSCSW LSCSW 05270.
In which languages does Blakely Adams provide therapy?
She provides therapy in English.
Where is Blakely Adams located?
She is located in Kansas.
How can I work with Blakely Adams as my therapist?
You can work with Blakely Adams through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Does Blakely Adams work with international clients?
Blakely Adams does not currently work with international clients.
How much does therapy with Blakely Adams cost?
The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.
How can I get started with therapy?
Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Just click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Blakely Adams frequently integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy into her online practice. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and tolerating distress, and it can be especially helpful for people struggling with mood swings, impulsivity, or relationship conflict. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on identifying goals and small, actionable steps toward change, making it well suited for clients who want brief, goal-directed work on specific problems such as stress, career decisions, or coping with life transitions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Blakely works collaboratively with each person to explore which methods feel most useful given their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as those needs evolve. She frames therapy as a partnership that balances practical tools with exploration of personal values and strengths.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or to access support from home. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver skills training, reflective conversation, and ongoing check-ins, helping clients maintain momentum between sessions while adapting care to their daily life.