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Kelley Sullivan

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Kelley Sullivan

Colorado

Therapist for practical emotional growth

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  • Men's wellbeing focus
  • English and Spanish
  • Values-based approaches

About Kelley

Kelley Sullivan is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of experience helping people through hard times. She practices in Colorado and brings a steady, personal approach to therapy. Kelley focuses on practical steps people can use day to day. She works with men on issues tied to stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationships, and identity concerns including LGBT matters.

Kelley keeps sessions grounded and straightforward. She listens for patterns that cause pain and helps clients build clearer ways to cope. She often uses approaches that focus on thoughts, emotions, and values to guide change. Her style is warm and direct, aiming to make therapy feel useful rather than abstract.

Her background includes long experience across multiple states as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW. Kelley draws on several evidence-informed methods when they fit the client's goals, and she explains options in simple language. She also offers services in English and Spanish, which helps when language matters in therapy.

Clients who come to Kelley often want help with long-standing stress, relationship or intimacy struggles, life transitions, or trauma and grief work. She supports practical skill building for sleep, eating, anger, and career stress as well as deeper emotional work. Sessions are focused on small, achievable steps that add up over time.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments based on availability. Kelley works collaboratively to set goals and track progress so therapy stays tied to everyday life.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Kelley commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing new skills to change them; it can help with anxiety, depression, and compulsive behaviors. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that match those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings.

Picking the right approach is part of the work together. Kelley treats that as a collaborative process - she will talk through options, try things out, and adjust based on the client's goals and what feels most useful. The aim is to find methods that fit the person's life and preferences rather than forcing a single model.

For practical matters, confirm the current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to continue therapy across moves or during travel, while the therapeutic focus remains on concrete skills, relationship patterns, and values-based action rather than any specific location.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorder

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Credentials

Texas, Washington, Oregon, Colorado

Languages

English, Spanish

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kelley address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of related concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Kelley uses a warm, direct approach that emphasizes practical steps and clearer ways to cope. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal oriented.

What is her professional background?

She has 19 years of clinical experience and has practiced across multiple states as a licensed clinical social worker.

Where is Kelley based and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in Colorado and holds the credential LCSW as provided in the profile.

Can I work with her in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Are international clients accepted?

She accepts international clients according to the profile details provided.

How are sessions scheduled and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What is the first step to start working together?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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