- CBT tools
- Attachment work
- Mindfulness practice
About Kelly
Kelly Goodman is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 17 years of licensed practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar concerns, addiction, and relationship and parenting challenges, among other issues. Kelly also lists social anxiety and phobia as a focus area. She communicates plainly and aims to help people manage daily struggles and overwhelming feelings.
Kelly’s background is in community mental health and public health. She has experience with Housing First models, intensive case management, and Assertive Community Treatment. She has taught peer counseling and chronic pain management classes, and she ran services in a federally qualified health clinic that served people without housing.
Her work has included helping people access benefits, find housing, and stabilize basic needs before pursuing deeper therapeutic work. Kelly has provided crisis and emergency assessments in emergency departments and has served as an on-call family therapist in an adolescent psychiatric unit. Those roles shaped her practical focus on immediate supports alongside longer-term coping skills.
Kelly draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing in sessions. She uses straightforward skills training alongside exploration of how trauma and life events have shaped patterns of thinking and relating. Expect a mix of short-term problem solving and longer conversations to understand patterns.
She describes personal experience with loss, adoption, illness in loved ones, and social justice work, and she brings that life experience into her perspective. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to see if they fit well together.
How therapy approaches guide online work
Kelly blends client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral therapy, and attachment-informed ideas into a practical approach. Client-centered work means sessions focus on what matters most to the person and the conversation is led by their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers concrete skills for managing anxious thoughts and behaviors so people can try things differently and check what works. Attachment-based perspectives look at how early relationships shape trust and relating and help people understand patterns that affect current social fears and intimacy concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will help figure out which methods fit a person’s needs and goals, and she adjusts as progress and preferences become clearer. The process often combines short-term skill building with deeper reflection on patterns and life events.
This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time. Therapists commonly use video or phone sessions depending on what clients prefer and what works best for the planned work; ask about the available formats when you schedule.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to social anxiety?
She lists anxiety, social anxiety and phobia, stress, self-esteem, and relationship difficulties among her focus areas and helps people address those kinds of problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered conversations with practical tools from CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to address current problems and patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years as a licensed clinician and many more years working in social work roles prior to licensure.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Oregon and holds the LCSW credential in that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; confirm specific fees when you schedule.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session to begin.