Kelly J Gehlhaar  LCSW

Life brings an array of obstacles, and navigating them can often feel overwhelming. Kelly specializes in helping individuals of all ages—children, teens, and adults—find their footing during life’s most challenging moments. Her practice focuses heavily on supporting those walking through grief and loss, chronic illness, caregiver fatigue, trauma, stress, and major life transitions, with a particular focus on women's issues.

Kelly believes that therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Because healing requires a personalized approach, she blends traditional talk therapies with creative, evidence-based modalities. Her clinical toolkit includes Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Polyvagal (trauma-informed) theory. To help clients express what words sometimes cannot, she also integrates her extensive training in play therapy, sand play, and expressive arts into her work.

Whether she is partnering with a child or adolescent processing big emotions or an adult navigating a profound transition, Kelly’s goal is to design a specialized treatment plan tailored entirely to each client's unique needs and goals. Together, she works with her clients toward healing, resilience, and renewed balance.