How Can I Help?

Individual Therapy

I work as a therapist at Chicago Relational Therapy. I specialize in working with millennial women struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relational issues, and life changes. We’ll get to the root of the problems that are holding you back. We’ll identify triggers and unhelpful thought patterns. We’ll explore your values and needs and how to communicate them effectively. We’ll acknowledge and address how past trauma is impacting your present-day relationships. Together, we’ll process the good, the bad, the uncomfortable.

Does this sound like you?

  • Do you text lol when you’re actually upset?

  • Does the idea of disappointing or angering somebody else make you cringe?

  • Do you bend over backwards for the people you love, but end up feeling frustrated and resentful?

  • Feeling drained by the unrealistic expectations you set for yourself and the constant self-judgment and criticism?

  • Tired of feeling lonely, unworthy, or not enough?

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Couples Therapy

“Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems” - Dan Wile

For couples that are exploring taking the next step, whether that be moving in together/moving to a new city, getting married, or having kids; we’ll work together to identify and explore nonnegotiables, values, and fears.

For committed couples, our work typically involves dealing with the problems that can be solved and creating better communication, empathy, and understanding around the perpetual problems that can’t be fixed.

Regardless of what stage you’re at in your relationship, I help you cultivate greater awareness, vulnerability, and connection. As your therapist, I help you press pause when falling into destructive patterns and empower you to intentionally shift and refocus.

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  • "Kelly created such a safe space for me every week. I appreciate her listening so thoughtfully and helping me understand myself better. She has truly given me so many gems of wisdom! I never could have imagined that it was possible to feel the amount of self-compassion, authenticity, and strength I feel now. I am grateful for her helping me make these changes and sincerely could not have asked for a better therapist."

    -Former Client

  • "Kelly is gentle, kind, yet direct and helped me realize things I never would have realized if it wasn't for her. Because of her, I feel stronger, wiser, and more capable of understanding that I do deserve happiness. I found myself looking forward to sessions because I knew I was going to leave with a little slice of wisdom to help me through the week. She was born to do this job and I feel so grateful I was able to be her client."

    -Former Client

  • "Kelly is the type of therapist whose words of wisdom replay in your mind during the week, helping facilitate new perspectives and tangible actions to create positive change in your life. I've never met a therapist with such a balance of intelligence, directness, empathy, nurturance, and humor. Kelly intuitively knows when to validate, when to challenge, and when to use her wit to help gain perspective. Kelly always goes the extra mile with her clients - you feel how much she truly cares. I would highly refer Kelly to anyone I know, and particularly anyone who suffers from anxiety and depression due to insecurities around confidence and identity."

    Fellow Colleague, Psychotherapist

  • “Kelly was good at confronting me, but in a validating way. I tend to doubt myself a lot and Kelly pointed that out to me. She is a 10/10 professional. She would point out my people-pleasing tendencies and incongruencies in some of my behaviors. I feel like I have tons more self-awareness now and my people pleasing tendencies have really improved.”

    Former Client

  • “Kelly was wonderful, she’s great. She is super supportive, open, warm, and nonjudgmental. I was amazed at how Kelly remain composed and didn’t react to anything major that I ever said, like her ability to just be neutral”

    Former Client

  • "Kelly's therapeutic skills are strong. She is unconditionally respectful of her clients and knows when to switch frameworks or approaches, depending on a particular client's presenting issue. She is easy to be with, gets along well with others, makes me laugh and deeply cares about her work. She is smart and often doesn't miss a beat. When she makes mistakes, she is not defensive and works to repair them. She is a professional through and through."

    Former Clinical Supervisor

Questions before getting started?

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