- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavior therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Kelly
Kelly Goodman is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with 17 years of licensure and three decades of social work experience. She helps people carrying heavy guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, grief, and the stress of life changes. Her work also addresses bipolar disorder, addiction, compassion fatigue, and issues around intimacy and relationships.
Goodman learned much of her approach in community mental health and public health settings. She has worked with people experiencing housing instability, managed medical respite beds, taught chronic pain management, and led peer counseling classes. That background shaped how she thinks about getting basic needs met before deeper work can begin.
She also has emergency department experience doing mental health and risk assessments and has served as an on-call family therapist in an adolescent psychiatric unit. These roles exposed her to trauma across the lifespan and to people in crisis. She uses that exposure to orient sessions toward practical safety and immediate supports when they are needed.
Her style draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and Motivational Interviewing. Sessions typically mix talking through hard moments, noticing patterns, and practicing small skills to cope with strong emotions and guilt. She believes in clear, grounded tools alongside connection and honest reflection.
Outside of work she comes from a large, diverse family and has experience with adoption, inter-racial marriage, caregiving for cancer, and the use of plant medicines in healing. Those life experiences inform her perspective and the kinds of issues she is comfortable addressing.
How her approaches guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. In practice this means noticing patterns in relationships, exploring how shame and abandonment show up, and trying different ways of connecting that feel safer and more honest.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience and goals. Sessions emphasize listening, reflection, and letting the client name what matters most so work stays relevant and grounded in everyday life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks down upsetting moments into manageable steps and practices concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns linked to guilt and shame.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each client to choose methods that fit their situation, goals, and preferences rather than promising a single path. That means adjusting pacing, choosing exercises together, and testing what helps most.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce the need to travel. Therapists and licensed professionals often use focused exercises, mindful practices, and CBT worksheets effectively in remote sessions, and these can be adapted to whatever session format is available.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and shame-related concerns among other issues.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She combines Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, and CBT approaches to talk through patterns, practice coping skills, and address relational impacts of guilt and shame.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has about 30 years in social work and 17 years licensed as an LCSW, with experience in community mental health, public health, and emergency department mental health assessments.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Oregon and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.