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Online therapist

Kelly Goodman

Practical support for stress, parenting, and trauma

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Kelly

Kelly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, grief, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, and parenting worries. She brings a calm, direct style and practical focus to conversations. Kelly writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Kelly has 17 years as a licensed clinical social worker and many more years in social work overall. Her background includes community mental health programs such as Housing First and Intensive Case Management.

Background and approach

She has also worked in public health, a Federally Qualified Health Clinic serving people experiencing houselessness, and taught chronic pain management classes. In that work she focused on first meeting basic needs like housing and benefits. Getting those needs addressed made it easier for people to make other changes.

She has provided advocacy and long-term support for people navigating complex systems and health challenges, including helping a loved one through serious illness. More recently she provides mental health and risk assessments in an emergency department and serves as an on-call family therapist for an adolescent psychiatric unit.

Over time she has developed a clear interest in how trauma affects people across their lives and in helping them find tools to cope and heal. Kelly draws on practical approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centered care, cognitive behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She sees therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people find steady, usable steps forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Kelly often combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people manage symptoms and find concrete steps forward. Client-centered work means sessions focus on the person's goals and priorities, with the therapist following their lead and offering reflection and support. Cognitive behavioral work involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing different ways of responding, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps people make sense of repeating relationship dynamics and develop new ways of relating. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process; Kelly will work with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences as therapy unfolds.

Online formats make this collaborative work more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions can be easier when video isn't practical. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins or ongoing written support between sessions. These options help people match therapy to their schedules and daily lives, making it simpler to stay consistent with the work.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kelly address?
Kelly works with stress, anxiety, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, trauma and many related issues such as self-esteem and career strain.
What style of therapy can I expect?
She uses a blend of client-centered listening, attachment-based perspectives, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She holds 17 years as a licensed clinical social worker and has decades of broader social work experience in community mental health and public health settings.
Where is Kelly licensed and based?
Kelly is an LCSW licensed in Oregon with licence number OR LCSW L3559.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Kelly?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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