Kelly Richardson, CSWA, CADCII, MFA  (he/him)

Your path of healing and growth is very personal, and together we recognize you as the expert in your own experience. My clinical approach is warm, genuine and compassionate. I use a client-centered, trauma-informed and holistic practice to honor and bring forward your inherent wisdom and ability to heal. We may use mindfulness, cognitive therapy, Narrative, and Somatic therapies, among others. We consider the different influences in your life, from trauma, anxiety and depression, to family systems and social and institutional oppression. Together, we work toward your liberation and healing.

I was asked recently why I do this work. I want to share the gifts I received myself from therapy: understanding, warmth, compassion and new skills for living a joyful life.

I hold a Master of Social Work degree from Portland State University and a Master of Fine Art degree from San Francisco Art Institute. I am also a certified alcohol and drug counselor. My work is an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed and strengths-based practice. I draw from the Liberation Health model, Polyvagal theory, attachment theory and more. I integrate skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative therapy, Structural Family Therapy (SFT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Somatic Experiencing (SE). I enjoy working with LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, throuples and families.

When not working you will find me playing and creating with my daughter, sharing time with my mom, making beats on that drum set, playing live shows with my band, traveling, and looking for the owner’s manual on “How-To-Be-Human on Planet Earth.”

Some specialty areas that I work in include:

• PTSD

• Stress

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Grief and Loss

• Substance Use

• Intergenerational
  Trauma

• Transitions

• Relationships and
  Boundary Issues