Kelly Wilcoxson
M.A., MFT Intern, IMF66475
Oakland
I am a registered Marriage Family Therapist Intern. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Stanislaus and a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University. I have been advising and counseling youth and adults through education for over 6 years, worked in Crisis Disaster Action Services and have professional training in Hakomi. I specialize in:
Self-worth (manifesting personal, romantic, and career goals, nutritional consulting, weight loss) Couples counseling (sexuality, intimacy, family dynamics, interracial relationships) Chronic illness/abuse, trauma, incarcerations, recovering addicts, PTSD and depression.
What will a session be like?
As your therapist, I witness the stuck places and the wonderful places you can go to. I’ll help you slow down inside and check those places out more and explore the experience of them. I’ll guide you and help you. Most of the times people find that relying on their knowledge of their behaviors alone haven’t gotten them very far out of those stuck places. So, together in therapy we’ll get under that piece to help you create a change.
The sessions I hold are practical, warm, and interactive. I encourage bravery, humor, authenticity, and personal empowerment. I support you exactly where you are, and gently but steadily guide you to where you’d like to be.
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Healing Happens Therapy
Healing requires bravery, we all have bravery, even if it takes some digging to discover.
“You can heal, we can help.”
Looking for help can be hard, but healing does happen. I practice as a Marriage Family Therapist Intern under Grateful Heart Holisitc Therapy Center, supervised by Mary Owen MFT# 14190. Clients here can rise through the anguish that holds them down and take back their purpose, their drive, the calm and their self- worth. We support you having ambitious destinations for your health and wellness. You can learn how to set, achieve and keep goals in your life. You can learn to reclaim your energy against old patterns and wounds. Couples can re-ignite and learn how to actually hear one another, touch each other, and grow old together. We’re glad you’re here, we can help.
In the meantime… Tips to begin to help yourselves:
- Couples – hug for at least 30 seconds when you greet each other upon arriving home. It takes 20 seconds for the feel good drug in our bodies to kick in! No matter what mood you are in, do this and your conversations, moods, and evening will go much differently.
- Individuals – Begin by listening to your inner dialogue…what do you say to yourself? Would you talk like that to your best friend? Notice what sort of messages you are giving yourself. No matter what you have been through or where you are in your life right now, BE KIND to yourself starting on the inside.
Services
Couples:
Therapy with your mate can provide you with new perspectives and positive options. Powerful strategies and tools are needed to break old patterns and overcome the challenges.
It is true that most adults enter into relationships today without having had the right tools to eventually be successful. This explains the rate of divorce and discontent. Couples therapy gives you the knowledge to learn how to speak, how to be heard, touched, adored, and grow old together. These tools are priceless for your lives whether you are fielding a current conflict or want to come in for preventive measures to insure a connected union.
Individuals:
Whether you are coming in to try and resolve deep issues or are interested in gaining a better insight on balancing and integrating your day to day life, there is a space for you here. What is important to remember is that you are the expert on yourself! I will gladly guide you to the places you’d rather be in your life and help unfold some of the mysteries that have been lurking in order to heal and grow. Understanding how we became who we are is one of the tools to unfolding the true person we want to be. Healing does Happen.
FAQs
What will the session be like?
As your therapist, I witness the stuck places and the wonderful places you can go to. I’ll help you slow down inside and check those places out more and explore the experience of them. I’ll guide you and help you. Most of the times people find that relying on their knowledge of their behaviors alone haven’t gotten them very far out of those stuck places. So, together in therapy we’ll get under that piece to help you create a change.
The sessions I hold are practical, warm, and interactive. I encourage bravery, humor, authenticity, and personal empowerment. I support you exactly where you are, and gently but firmly guide you to where you’d like to be.
What is the fee?: To allow therapy to be available for different levels of income, a sliding scale fee is offered based on income and need which will be determined at our initial session. Currently enrolled students will also receive a special discount. (insert contact field: name, email, phone number, best time to reach you by phone).
What are your credentials?
I am a registered Marriage Family Therapist Intern and Professional Life Coach. I hold a Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Stanislaus. I have been advising and counseling youth and adults through education for over 7 years. I am an experienced guide on wellness, weight loss, and nutrition. I worked in Crisis Disaster Action Services and have professional training in Hakomi body-mind connection.
I specialize in:
- Boundary setting, learning to cope, linking body and mind for full integration of fulfillment.
- Manifesting personal, romantic, and career goals, nutritional consulting, and weight loss.
- Couples communication, sexuality, intimacy, family dynamics, and interracial couples.
- Chronic illness/abuse, trauma, incarcerations, recovering addicts, PTSD and depression.
I welcome diversity in my practice and understand sometimes how hard it is to look for help while in pain. I support this quest and hold my practice to include varying sexual orientations, race, culture, age groups, and life styles.
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” H. Jackson Brown Jr.
How can I help?