NYC-Based Social Worker

Areas of Practice

Psychotherapy

Kelsey's Psychology Today Profile

At this time, Kelsey is accepting new therapy patients.
In light of COVID-19, I am conducting all sessions over video until further notice.


 

Therapy provides opportunities for liberation - for understanding what the narrative in your life has been in order to realize what it could be. With curiosity and gentleness, we will explore experiences, relationships, patterns, and parts of your identity that feel limiting. I believe healing comes when you view yourself not as someone who needs fixing, but as someone who is complex, ever-changing, and has continued to persist despite the messiness, conflict, and struggle life brings. I value transparency and see my role as that of a witness and guide as we create a space of validation, honesty, warmth, partnership, and growth.

I work individually with children, teens, and adults on a variety of issues, and have specialized training in work with queer, trans, and genderfluid people around identity formation, celebration, and expansion. My lens and therapeutic approach are intersectional and informed by critical race, queer, feminist, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based theories.

You are the expert on your life. I will support you in processing past experiences, navigating life’s current turns, and moving forward with a deeper sense of groundedness and joy. Connection, trust, and collaboration are essential in building a truly restorative therapeutic relationship. I welcome your call or email to explore how we might work together.


Specialities

  • Anxiety

  • Family Conflict

  • Gender Identity & Expression (Trans and Gender Diverse Identity & Experience)

  • Life Transitions

  • Relationship Issues

  • Religious Trauma

  • Sexual Orientation

  • Sexual Exploration


Issues

  • Racial Identity

  • School Issues

  • Self Esteem

  • Stress

  • Sexual Assault

  • Spirituality

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Impulse Control Disorders

  • Mood Disorders

  • Thinking Disorders

  • Anger Management

  • Behavioral Issues

  • Child or Adolescent

  • Codependency

  • Coping Skills

  • Depression

  • Grief

  • Infidelity

  • Parenting

  • Peer Relationships


Treatment Approach

  • Trauma Focused

  • LGBTQIA+ Allied

  • Body Positivity

  • Open Relationships & Non-Monogamy

  • Sex Worker Allied

  • Sex-Positive & Kink Allied

  • Anti-Racist & Anti-Oppressive

  • Attachment-Based

  • Culturally Sensitive

  • Feminist

  • Psychodynamic

  • Relational

  • Strength-Based