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Kelly Goodman, LCSW

Practical support for stress, trauma, and life changes

Credential held
LCSW
Practises from
Oregon
Years in practice
17
Languages
English
Methods listed
7
Sessions
Online

About Kelly

Kelly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and life changes. She writes plainly and listens first. Sessions focus on making small, useful shifts that help daily life feel steadier.

Kelly has 17 years as a licensed social worker and more than 30 years of overall social work experience. She has worked in community mental health, public health, and hospital settings.

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Background and approach

That background shaped a hands-on approach that combines listening with problem-solving. In practice she helps people get basic needs met so they can focus on healing. Kelly has experience assisting people with housing, benefits, chronic pain, and medical respite.

She also has worked with people referred by emergency services and currently provides mental health and suicide risk assessments in an emergency department. Her style mixes attachment-focused work, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral ideas. She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools to help people notice patterns and try small changes.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful of each person’s pace. Kelly’s life experience includes adoption, caregiving for a loved one with cancer, inter-racial family life, and engagement with social justice issues. She draws on those perspectives when supporting people through loss, trauma, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and identity questions.

People who come to Kelly often want practical ways to cope and clearer next steps. She invites potential clients to connect and see whether her approach fits their goals and needs.

How Kelly’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand early relationship patterns and how those patterns affect current connections and trust. It can be useful for people who notice repeated problems in relationships or who want to understand emotional reactions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening without judgment and following the person’s pace. This approach gives people space to set the agenda and name what matters most, which can be helpful for stress, grief, and identity concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions keep problems going and introduces practical experiments to try different responses. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and building coping skills. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelly will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that fit their life. Together they will check what helps and adjust the plan over time. Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or travel schedules.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Kelly commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is Kelly’s general therapy style?
Her approach is grounded and practical. She listens first, then uses attachment-informed perspectives, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to help people try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
Kelly brings 17 years as a licensed social worker and over 30 years of social work experience across community mental health, public health, and hospital settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Oregon LCSW L3559 and practices in Oregon.
What languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Which session formats are available?
Kelly provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English