KELLY BEYER, LPC
What makes me different:
My goal is to facilitate a safe space for my clients to feel comfortable in order to challenge and/or gain insight and self-actualization of themselves.
EMDR Therapist
What makes me different:
My goal is to facilitate a safe space for my clients to feel comfortable in order to challenge and/or gain insight and self-actualization of themselves.
EMDR Therapist
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Education: BA of Psychology (Focus in Forensic Psychology/Minor in Criminal Justice), 2015
Education: Masters of Clinical Counseling, Lewis University, 2021
CPR/AED/First Aid Certified (Pediatrics and Adult)
I am a licensed EMDR provider and accepting new clients for this powerful tool. Along with this, I use my knowledge of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Reality Therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy Techniques to address trauma, LGBTQIA+ Topics, and to help support family members of First Responders and Active/Retired Military Personnel Family Members.
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable.” Mr. Fred Rogers
I characterize myself as attentive, integrous, and personable. Outside of counseling I am a Broadway junkie, musicals and plays alike, submerging into a story for 3 hours.
My professional background as a military veteran and retired police officer revolved around working with people at various stages of their lives and similarities and/or differences from me. I graduated with a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in children and adolescents. This concentration was to help build my understanding of childhood traumas as I completed my internship working in foster care. This experience will help me help my adult clients navigate through unprocessed traumas, thoughts and/or issues that may have first presented in childhood. My specialties/certifications included working with adults, the juvenile population and being part of the Crisis Intervention Team for my community and surrounding communities. I also am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. This experience has given me the ability to connect through different aspects, allowing me to have an empathetic ear, without judgement with a vast array of people different or similar to me. Culture is an important aspect to working with clients and culture is not exclusive to nationality/ethnicity. We are all part of several subcultures in our individual lives which require understanding, I can provide the understanding needed in various cultures. My counseling style would be best described as a use of a combination of therapeutic methods tailored to the needs of the client, what will be beneficial for one client will not always be right for another. I am not the expert in the room, my client is, that understanding allows me to establish a safe environment for my clients to steer the session that will best benefit them to process through their thoughts, issues, and concerns important to them.
Lewis University Counselors for Social Justice
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
American Heart Association