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Kelly Goodman, LCSW

Warm, practical support for anxiety and life stress

17 years in practice · based in Oregon · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Kelly

Kelly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and life transitions. She draws on seventeen years as a licensed clinician to offer steady, practical support. Her tone is warm and straightforward and she aims to meet people where they are.

Kelly spent much of her career in community mental health and public health settings. She worked in Housing First programs, intensive case management, assertive community treatment, and taught peer counseling classes.

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Background and approach

She also supported people in a federally qualified health clinic, managed medical respite beds, and taught chronic pain management classes. That hands-on work taught her the importance of basic needs. She often helped people apply for housing and social security benefits before focusing on therapy goals.

She also provided advocacy and ongoing emotional support for people coping with unstable living situations. More recently she has worked with frequent users of emergency services and now does part-time work in an emergency department doing mental health and risk assessments. She also serves as an on-call family therapist for an adolescent psychiatric unit.

These roles shaped her focus on trauma and crisis care across the lifespan. Kelly emphasizes helping clients understand how trauma affects thoughts, feelings, and relationships. She uses clear tools and collaborative problem solving so people can manage symptoms and enjoy life more.

She welcomes a conversation to see if her approach fits your needs.

How Kelly blends therapy approaches online

Kelly draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based ideas to help with anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small experiments so people can reduce worry and feel more in control. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape expectations and coping, and it helps people change patterns that get in the way of close connections.

The right approach often comes from trying methods together. Kelly treats choosing a method as a team effort and will work with clients to pick techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts direction based on what is helpful in real sessions and in day-to-day life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and teaching coping skills, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can work well for brief check-ins or when a shorter touchpoint helps between sessions. These options give flexibility so people can keep therapy going around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelly commonly address?
She helps people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. She focuses on clear tools, reflective listening, and helping clients build practical skills for daily life.
How long has she been practicing?
She has seventeen years as a licensed clinician and decades more working in social work roles before licensure.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is located in Oregon and holds an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to clients within the therapist's allowed region.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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