Services
- Individual
About My Clients
You're wrestling with things that keep cropping up in your current life...things from the past, things you thought were over with. Do you feel like you keep trying to push down all those thoughts/feelings/emotions and they just keep coming back? That can be overwhelming by itself, much less with all the additional stressors of every day life. And you're tired of doing it alone. Thats why you're here, looking for answers, for hope. I want to help you make sense of your emotions and heal.
My Background and Approach
Hi I’m Kelly! I’m a psychotherapist, but you might also call me a part time mermaid or a heart-coach. I don’t take life too seriously but I know life is serious work. I work with people who dream of feeling secure in both their bodies and relationships but are buried under stress, obligation to take care of everyone else, and the ghosts of their past. My clients are the ones who put on a confident face for everyone while wishing they actually felt that way. As a Level 1 Internal Family Systems therapist I help clients learn to see themselves from a place of compassion instead of shame. Utilizing IFS gives you the opportunity to shift the way you feel about your feelings. Often we don't realize that we judge our own emotions so much we can't even just feel them. Lets create space for both the heavy parts and the parts who get ignored. I also know that I am good at what I do. And helping you figure out the complicated and messy pieces of your life is what I do best. Schedule a consult!
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that every human being is fearfully and wonderfully made, worthy of love and belonging no matter their life experiences. I don't believe that anyone is beyond a life of joy and purpose. Mental health issues come about from many different things: environment, culture, physical issues, mental/emotional development, trauma, biochemical imbalance, spiritual issues, and even Social Media. The good news is that we can change most of these things, and provide new ways of living that will serve you instead of sabotage you. I don't think that "happiness" is all there is, and I believe that there is much meaning and growth in hardships and painful seasons. I also don't believe that we should just be miserable and never experience the fullness that this life offers. Thats why I do what I do: to help people make meaning out of their most difficult experiences so that life can be GOOD even when its not always "happy". I'm a big animal lover and 2 of my 3 dogs are certified therapy dogs!