- Trauma-informed listening
- Practical coping tools
- Focus on daily needs
About Kelly
Kelly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the fallout from trauma. She draws on 17 years as an LCSW and a longer career in social work to offer steady, practical support. Kelly prioritizes meeting basic needs and helping people find tools that make day-to-day life more manageable.
Her background includes community mental health roles such as Housing First programs, intensive case management, and Assertive Community Treatment. She has taught peer counseling and chronic pain management classes and worked in a federally qualified health clinic serving people who are houseless. Those roles shaped a simple approach: address immediate needs first, then build toward longer-term healing.
Kelly also has experience in emergency settings. She currently works part time in an emergency department doing mental health and risk assessments and serves as an on-call family therapist in an adolescent psychiatric unit. That experience informs her skill with crisis, suicidality, and complex presentations that include co-occurring conditions.
Her work style is grounded and compassionate. She uses attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between visits.
Kelly’s life experience includes caregiving for a loved one with cancer, adoption, and long-term engagement with social justice and advocacy. She welcomes a conversation to see if her way of working fits your needs and goals.
How Kelly's approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice and change how they connect with others. This approach can help with intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and patterns that repeat in relationships.Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, offering empathy and reflection so people can find their own next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to test and change them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelly will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find digital sessions let them continue consistent care while balancing work, caregiving, or medical appointments.
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Experience
17+ years
Credentials
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Kelly focus on?
Kelly addresses stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is Kelly's therapeutic style like?
Her style is down-to-earth and client-centered, combining attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to find practical steps that fit each person's life.
How long has she been practicing?
Kelly has 17 years as a licensed clinical social worker and a longer overall career in social work across community mental health and public health settings.
Where is Kelly licensed and based?
Kelly holds an LCSW in Oregon and works in that state; she also has experience in emergency and community mental health settings.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with Kelly?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kelly?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.