Kelly Simmons

Therapist

Kelly holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University Seattle where she also completed a certificate in perinatal mental health. She is fully trained in EMDR and is currently working toward certification.

Her experience volunteering with Crisis Text Line, supporting individuals navigating crisis, trauma, and overwhelming life challenges, helped shape her commitment to compassionate listening, steadiness, and creating space for people from all walks of life.

Kelly's therapeutic approach is grounded in EMDR, integrating nervous-system education, body-based awareness, and person-centered perspectives. She helps clients better understand their emotional responses, recognize patterns, strengthen communication, and establish healthy boundaries. Through a feminist lens, she considers how cultural, relational, and systemic influences shape each person's experiences. She views clients as the experts of their own lives and values collaboration, authenticity, and genuine care throughout the therapeutic relationship.

Kelly believes therapy is about more than coping. It's about reconnecting with yourself, reclaiming your voice, and building a life aligned with your values.

Outside of her therapy work, Kelly enjoys spending time with her spouse, two young children, orange tabby cat, and pug, Talulah. As a beach enthusiast, she finds solace in the salt air, gentle breeze, and the sound of waves crashing along the shore. Other hobbies include cooking, hiking, and reading nonfiction.

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 only.