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Kelley Johns

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Kelley Johns, LPC

Colorado

Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Trauma

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Where Kelley stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Colorado / LPC.0015888
NPI
1417466913
Experience
10 years
Languages
English
Location
Colorado

About

  • Relationship patterns
  • Trauma recovery
  • Self esteem work

About Kelley

Kelley Johns is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her focus includes attachment patterns, codependency, commitment and control issues, and work-related stress.

Kelley starts by listening to a person's story and identifying what feels most urgent. She treats people as the authority on their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions involve straightforward conversation about patterns that keep someone stuck and practical steps to try between meetings.

Over time Kelley helps people notice how past hurts shape present choices. She addresses guilt, shame, infidelity, and issues around pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum adjustment. She also supports those facing midlife transitions and workplace strain.

Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Kelley combines direct feedback with strategies that help people practice different ways of relating and responding. She pays attention to how attachment and dependency show up in relationships and daily life.

Kelley aims to make the work clear and manageable. Sessions focus on small, concrete changes that reduce overwhelm and increase agency. People leave with specific ideas they can try between appointments.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Kelley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how past relationships shape current behavior. These methods help people recognize patterns such as people-pleasing or avoidance and practice different responses in daily life.

She also draws on approaches that address trauma and its ongoing effects. This work helps people reduce reactivity, build tolerance for difficult feelings, and regain greater control over choices in relationships and work.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelley collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods based on what helps most in real situations.

The biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during a lunch break or after work. They also make it possible to have a shorter check-in when time is limited or to avoid being on camera when that feels better. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to maintain steady progress while keeping therapy practical and manageable.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityGuilt and shameInfidelityMidlife crisisPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Colorado

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, including attachment and codependency-related patterns.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques with direct conversation and practical steps. The focus is on identifying patterns and trying concrete changes between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Kelley has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship, trauma, and life transition concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography did not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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