Kelly is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Prior to obtaining her LICSW, she was a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor for several years. Kelly has worked in the Social Service field for 20+ years in many different roles. They include: Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, Program Director, Chemical Dependency Counselor, Supportive Housing Counselor, Intensive Case Manager, Instructor at Minneapolis Community and Technical College and Century College.
Kelly attended the Chemical Dependency Counseling program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 1998. She was a licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor from 2000 to 2008. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in 2000 at Hamline University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She majored in psychology with a minor in sociology. In 2003, Kelly received her Master of Social Work from the College of St. Catherine and University of St. Thomas.
Specialty Areas include: Mental Health therapy for issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, struggles with life changes, self-esteem/self-confidence, assessment and treatment of chemical abuse/dependency and coexisting disorders, community resources, adolescents and their families, case management, addictions, family systems and the development of self.
Kelly’s experience includes working with clients from the age of 8 to 70 from a variety of different ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic statuses. She has worked with clients managing numerous different mental health diagnosis in addition to issues resulting from many different major life events.
She is eclectic in her approach pulling from a number of different theories including Cognitive Behavioral, Rogerian, Person Centered and Strengths Based. She believes in starting where the client is at and utilizing interventions and approaches that are best suited for each person individually.
Professional Philosophy Statement:
"Everyone deserves to have happiness in life. Sometimes there are events or circumstances that block this from happening. Therapy is a place to process such events or circumstances and develop ways to minimize the impact they have on how one lives their life."
Additional areas of focus: Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
MA LICSW 127243
MN LICSW 16745
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Kelly is great! She listens and has so many ideas and resources that she tailors to her patients.
Written on Oct 13, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and sleeping disorders
Kelly is such a kind spirit and I am so grateful to have found her as she has given me such support and reassurance in my journey and sudden situations I appreciate her variety of ways to support and be there for me.
Written on Oct 02, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Kelly was a great resource. She listened, reflected on what I needed, and provided recommendations to bolster our discussions. 10/10!
Written on Sep 07, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, and career difficulties
Kelly has a wonderful way of equipping you with the “how” part of getting to that better place where you want to be mentally. Talk therapy has always been hard and ineffective for me as I feel I’m very self aware and never got any direction or tools. Kelly is the first therapist that has been able to tell me how I can make changes.
Written on Jun 24, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, coping with life changes, and adhd
I appreciated how Kelly listened to me and "heard" me. She provided me with some tools to help with my anxiety, and got me to the next step, so to speak, in terms of making a commitment to myself to try to change the way I approach my circumstances. She has such a friendly and approachable manner - she's easy to talk to. Thank you, Kelly, for your help!
Written on Apr 26, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and career difficulties
I have really enjoyed working with Kelly. From the very first session, she made me feel at ease and helped me through some high anxiety I was experiencing. She really helped put things into a different more manageable perspective that truly helped me overall!
Written on Apr 05, 2023 after therapy with Kelly for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, and anger management