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Kelley Sullivan

Therapist · Colorado

Compassionate clinical social worker focused on healing relationships

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Kelley Sullivan
Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Texas · 19769; LICSW, Washington · LW 00006420; LCSW, Oregon · L15212; LCSW, Colorado · CSW.09933185
NPI
1962528778
Experience
19 years
Languages
English, Spanish
Location
Colorado
  • Evidence-informed
  • Bilingual English Spanish
  • Practical skill building

About Kelley

Kelley Sullivan is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and grief. Kelley brings a steady, practical presence to sessions and focuses on what matters most to each person.

She offers straightforward support for a wide range of concerns, including stress, addictions, codependency, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues. Kelley pays attention to how identity and culture shape a person's experience and uses that understanding to guide the work.

In sessions she helps people name patterns, try small changes, and build skills for managing intense emotions. Kelley draws on several evidence-informed methods to shape treatment that fits the client rather than following one fixed model. That can look like learning tools to manage anxiety, practicing new ways to ask for needs, or creating routines that help with sleep and mood.

Clients can expect a nonjudgmental tone and practical steps between meetings. Kelley aims to make progress feel manageable by breaking bigger problems into smaller tasks and tracking what helps.

She sees clients in Colorado and works in English and Spanish. Kelley holds Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials in Texas and Oregon in addition to her practice standing here, and she has nearly two decades of experience supporting people through life transitions and recovery from past wounds.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose values-based actions instead of getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and codependency by clarifying what matters and building small habits around those values.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current needs and reactions. It can help people who struggle with closeness, fear of abandonment, or repeating painful relational patterns by identifying needs and trying new interaction styles.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kelley will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. That means trying different tools and adjusting the plan as needed rather than committing to a single method from the start.

The practical upsides of online work include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know what is offered. Online sessions can make it easier to keep brief check-ins, follow up after a tough week, or keep continuity while traveling, and the therapist will help shape a plan that fits everyday routines and needs.

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 she help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief as well as relationship and intimacy issues. Additional areas include codependency, addictions, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is practical and person-centered. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, teaching coping skills, and trying small changes that fit day-to-day life.

What is her background and experience?

She has 19 years of clinical experience supporting people through transitions, trauma recovery, and relationship challenges.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She is an LCSW and maintains licensure in Texas and Oregon while practicing in Colorado.

Which languages are used in sessions and can she work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work and what does therapy cost?

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

How do I begin working with this therapist?

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