Kelly Simmons

Therapist

Kelly is fully trained in EMDR and is currently working toward certification. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University Seattle and completed the university’s certificate program in perinatal mental health. A specialized area of focus she also holds within the realm of perinatal mental health: Kelly has experience working with the intersections of endometriosis and mental health. 

Before beginning her clinical practice, Kelly volunteered with the Crisis Text Line, supporting individuals through moments of crisis, trauma, and overwhelming life challenges. This experience shaped her counseling style. Listening with compassion, responding with steadiness, and holding space for people from all walks of life are foundational to her work with clients.

Kelly’s therapeutic approach integrates EMDR with attachment, feminist, and person-centered perspectives. She views each client as the expert of their own life and believes the most effective therapy grows from respect, authenticity, and genuine care. She values collaboration over hierarchy, walking alongside clients as they navigate their unique healing journey. Through a feminist lens, she considers not only the client’s inner world but also the broader cultural, relational, and systemic factors that influence their challenges.

Therapy is about more than coping. It is about reclaiming your voice, rediscovering your strengths, and living in alignment with your values where new possibilities for healing and growth can emerge.

Outside of her therapy work, Kelly enjoys spending time with her spouse, two young children, orange tabby cat, and her pug, Talulah. Kelly identifies as a beach enthusiast, often finding solace in smelling salt-air, feeling the gentle breeze, and hearing the waves crashing onto the shore. Other hobbies include cooking, hiking, and reading non-fiction books.

Kelly identifies as an able-bodied, white, heterosexual, cis-gender, millennial woman. She is US-born and Non-indigenous.

Kelly is in network with First Choice, Kaiser PPO, Premera, Lifewise, Anthem, and other Blue Cross plans (out of network with Regence). 

Kelly sees clients online and in our Seattle office.