Hi, I’m Kelsey.

A curious and compassionate trauma-informed therapist seeing clients in-person in Seattle, WA and virtually throughout Washington.

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I’m a therapist based in Seattle, WA who values humor, honesty, and believes in the powerful resilience of humans. I’m also a human who gets the messiness, nuance, complexity, and joy that comes with being alive. I see this as a grounding space for us to keep growing towards fulfilment and flourishing. My practice is grounded in our shared human-ness - my hope is to always create a space of warmth, curiosity, and authenticity. And it is in that space I invite you to show up just as you are.

I come to therapy with deep admiration and respect for those who are willing to take a deeper look at their pain, shame, grief, and fear. I felt called to this work through my own ongoing journey of healing loudly and self discovery. I truly believe that healing doesn’t happen alone, we need to be witnessed and seen - we don’t need to figure it all out by ourselves.

A Little About Me

A woman sitting on a park bench on a sunny day, smiling at the camera, with the Space Needle in the background in Seattle, Washington.
A young woman standing outdoors in a desert landscape with sagebrush and trees, shielding her eyes from the sun, with a clear blue sky overhead and a horse in the background.

I was raised on the West Coast of the US, calling California, Oregon, and Washington home throughout my life. I have called Seattle home for over a decade, now. I have a deep love for mountains, water you can swim in, and sunshine. You can often find me strolling around the city (probably complaining if I’m walking up a hill) and walking my dog. I love being outside in the rain, snow, and sun and sipping on a diet coke or coffee. I love moving my body and teaching spin at a local fitness studio. I also love having an eclectic range of interests, including kpop, vegan and vegetarian recipe testing, light-roasted coffee, reading, running on trails, and listening to loud EDM and house music.

I attended Seattle Pacific University and received my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Theology. I then attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where I earned a Master’s in Divinity, with an emphasis in women and gender studies. Throughout my twenties I worked in religious non-profits - connecting with people, learning their stories, working with youth and refugee populations, those experiencing homelessness, and children. I am grateful to have been part of diverse, multi-ethnic spaces where I was always learning and growing.

During my time in Princeton I always had an inkling I wanted to be a therapist, but never pursued it. But, as I did more one-on-one work with folks I felt more and more drawn to the work of therapy. So, I swapped paths and started running full speed ahead to becoming a therapist. I interned at a behavioral health agency, seeing children, teens, individual adults, and couples. I graduated with a Master of Science in Marriage in Family Therapy from Seattle Pacific University in 2026.

I come to therapy humbly learning and growing about my identities, and I hope to always acknowledge yours, too. I am a spiritual, woo-woo, humor-informed therapist, who is committed to pursuing my growth as a clinician through ongoing supervision, trainings, anti-racist, and anti-homophobic/ transphobic development. I am always practicing apologizing, acknowledging my mistakes, and seeking repair.

I relate deeply with Matilda by Harry Styles and Willing and Able by Noah Kahan. I love the entire Golden Hour album by Kacey Musgraves and you can find me crying at HopeCore videos on tiktok.

Education and Credentials

  • Bachelor of Arts in Theology & Political Science, Seattle Pacific University

  • Master’s in Divinity, emphasis in women and gender, Princeton Theological Seminary

  • Master’s of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University

  • I am a pending Licensed Marriage and Family Associate in Washington State, License #MG70124287, WA State // I am under supervision of Carly Rubin, LMFT.

    A benefit to pursuing therapy with me includes insight and perspective from a seasoned therapist who is held to the same standards of confidentiality.

  • Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life, Emily Nagoski

  • Hold Me Tight, Sue Johnson

  • All About Love, bell hooks

  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model, Richard Schwartz

  • Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving, Pete Walker

  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter Levine

  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself, Nedra Glover Tawwab

Books That Guide My Practice

  • My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, Resmaa Menakem

  • The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice, Staci Haines

  • Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, adrienne maree brown

  • Trauma and Recovery, Judith Herman, PhD

  • The Practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Sue Johnson, PhD

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