Founder and CEO

Hi, I'm Kelly.

I believe therapy should be a place where you can finally put everything on the table, the things you're struggling with, the things you're not proud of, the things you haven't figured out, and even the things you've been afraid to say out loud.

My office has a no-judgment policy. I may ask questions. I may ask you to help me understand something more clearly. And I may challenge you to look at something you've been avoiding. But you can be assured that this is a place where you will not be judged.

My style is warm, conversational, direct, and very human. I don't believe you should spend an entire session talking while I simply sit and nod. Therapy with me is a conversation. We'll look for patterns, make connections, consider different perspectives, and work together to understand what's keeping you stuck.

There can be laughter, too. Some sessions are heavy. Some aren't. Real life contains both.

Who I Work With

I work with adults, couples, and families navigating relationships, trauma, betrayal, grief, ADHD, intimacy concerns, and major life transitions.

I especially enjoy working with:

• Couples struggling with communication, conflict, disconnection, or uncertainty about their relationship

• Individuals and couples recovering from infidelity or other forms of betrayal

• Adults and teens carrying the effects of childhood, relationship, or complex trauma as well as depression, anxiety

• Teens navigating overwhelm, academic stress and life transitions

• First responders, military personnel, and their families

• LGBTQ+ individuals and couples

• People in consensually non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships

• Adults and teens navigating ADHD, perfectionism, procrastination, chronic overwhelm and executive functioning

• People experiencing grief, estrangement, divorce, or significant life changes

• Individuals and couples struggling with sex, desire, intimacy, or sexual communication

You don't need to know exactly what is wrong before you call. Sometimes all you know is that something isn't working anymore. That's enough of a place to start.

Areas of Focus

Couples & Relationships
Communication • Conflict • Infidelity & betrayal • Trust repair • Relationship uncertainty • Intimacy • LGBTQ+ relationships • ENM/polyamorous relationships

Trauma & Grief
Childhood trauma • Relationship and betrayal trauma • Complex trauma • PTSD • Emotional and psychological abuse • Narcissistic family systems • Grief • Estrangement • Life transitions

Sex & Intimacy
Desire differences • Sexual communication • Intimacy concerns • Sexual shame • Kink-affirming care • LGBTQ+ sexuality • ENM/poly relationships • Intimacy after infidelity

ADHD
Adult ADHD • Late diagnosis • ADHD in relationships • Perfectionism • Procrastination • Executive functioning • Chronic overwhelm

First Responders & Military
Trauma exposure • Occupational stress • Relationships and family • Identity and transition • Asking for and accepting support

My Approach to Therapy

I don't see therapy as one person being the expert and the other person being the problem that needs to be fixed.

We're a team.

You know your life in a way I never can. I bring clinical training, experience, curiosity, perspective, and a willingness to ask questions. Together, we'll work to understand what's happening beneath the surface and what you want to do differently.

I won't make your decisions for you. If you're asking, “What should I do?” I'm more interested in helping you uncover what you actually want, what may be keeping you from trusting yourself, and what each choice could mean for your life.

I'm also comfortable talking about things people sometimes hesitate to bring into therapy—sex, infidelity, resentment, anger, shame, trauma, divorce, family conflict, alternative relationship structures, and thoughts or feelings you may believe you're “not supposed” to have.

And I will challenge you when I think it will help.

I may point out that you're trying to win an argument rather than hear your partner. I may notice that what you say you want and what you're doing aren't lining up. Sometimes I'll keep asking questions until you recognize the pattern yourself.

That's not judgment. That's part of the work.

Sometimes therapy is uncomfortable because the truth is exactly what we've been avoiding.

Couples & Relationship Therapy

When I work with a couple, the relationship is my client. I'm not there to decide who is right or wrong, and I'm not interested in spending an hour refereeing an argument.

I want both people to feel heard while also being willing to look honestly at the patterns keeping them stuck.

I believe relationships can recover from things that initially feel impossible to overcome—including infidelity and betrayal. Understanding why a betrayal happened does not excuse it. But if a couple chooses to rebuild, eventually the work has to become larger than repeatedly reliving what happened. We begin looking at trust, accountability, connection, the relationship itself, and what each person needs in order to move forward.

Not every couple ultimately chooses to stay together. I'm not there to make that decision for you. I'm there to help you get honest enough with yourselves and each other to make it intentionally.

Trauma, Grief & Loss

Trauma doesn't always look the way people expect it to look, and neither does grief.

Trauma can come from childhood, relationships, betrayal, emotional or psychological abuse, narcissistic family systems, or experiences connected to your work and environment.

And we grieve much more than death.

I often say, “Sometimes it is harder grieving the loss of someone who is still alive.”

We can grieve a divorce, an estranged family member, a friendship, a betrayal, the relationship we thought we had, the parent we needed but didn't have, or the future we thought our life would include.

There isn't one correct way—or one universal timeline—for moving through that loss.

First Responders & Military

Working with first responders and military personnel is particularly important to me.

Through both my professional work and personal experience, I understand many of the unique demands these professions can place on individuals, marriages, and families. I also understand a culture in which being the person everyone else depends on can feel much more natural than being the person asking for help.

My approach is humanistic and non-pathologizing. You are a person, not a diagnosis.

Serving this often-underserved community is personally and professionally important to me.

Sex & Intimacy

I have specialized training in sex and intimacy therapy and provide a sex-positive, LGBTQ+ affirming, kink-aware, and ENM/poly-affirming environment.

Sex and intimacy can be difficult to talk about—even in therapy. They don't have to be.

We can talk openly about desire, intimacy, sexual communication, differences between partners, shame, rebuilding connection after betrayal, and other concerns affecting your sexual or relational well-being.

The same no-judgment policy applies here.

Availability

In-Person: Lancaster, Ohio
Telehealth: Available throughout Ohio
Scheduling: Evening and weekend appointments available to fit your schedule

Most insurance accepted, major credit cards, HSA/FSA and self-pay