Kelly Rose Counseling, PLLC

Meet Kelly Rose

My Training and Experience

Hi! My name is Kelly. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor-Associate and Nationally Certified Counselor. I am trained in EMDR Therapy and utilize many approaches to fit the needs of my clients. In addition to being a therapist in private practice, I have training and experience in various settings in the mental health field, including addiction-recovery, sexual assault, inpatient settings, and group practice.

My Philosophy

I believe that in order to heal from trauma, we must heal the root of it. It is imperative to assess belief systems when doing trauma work, as traumatic events often affect the way we view ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Trauma resolution involves many aspects, however, being witnessed by another person through our process of profound shedding, re-wiring, and re-learning, is the crux of a corrective experience, thus providing an avenue to continued healing. I see you. I hear you. I am holding space for your pain and for your healing.

Healing is not linear; healing is cyclical. Healing can be a slow, painstaking process, and pain can be an initial motivator for change. Healing can also be fun!

The “parts” of our personality that present as maladaptive are actually “protectors.” These are not “bad parts” of you, rather, they are simply misguided. Healing from trauma looks like identifying, understanding, and working with our “parts” in different ways. When we bring our “parts” online, we open up our inner world, creating intimacy and empowerment from within.

Being curious about ourselves, our patterns, and our conditioning as the result of trauma is an essential process that can empower us to create the lives we want!

Why I Care

Being a therapist is not just a job to me - it is a way of life. I know what it is like to feel alone in the world. I know what it’s like to struggle and feel unsafe. I know what it feels like to have low self-esteem, a lack of personal boundaries, and to wonder if this life is actually worth living. Because I know what it feels like to hurt, sometimes for extended periods of time, I am able to connect to my clients more authentically.

In sessions with me, you will see my human-side. I will laugh, joke, and cry with you! I will encourage you and help you to channel your inner healer in order for you to be your own hero, just as I have learned to do. Healing does not exist outside of us. All that you are searching for is already on the inside of you; you’re just learning how to access it differently!

"What you are seeking is seeking you." - Rumi

Areas of Focus

PTSD/Trauma

Sexual abuse/sexual assault

Child abuse/neglect

Religious/spiritual trauma

Grief

Chronic illness

Inner-child work/"parts" work

Attachment wounds

Depression

Anxiety

Nervous system regulation/somatic techniques

Veterans

LGBTQIA+, trans-affirming