​​Hey there. I'm Kelsey. I am a helper of humans as a nontraditional psychotherapist, group facilitator and trauma recovery somatics teacher in Western Colorado.

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I have been a seeker of sorts my entire life. My path has been messy, unclear, and was quite troubled for a very long time. I was painfully shy and lonely as a child and teenager – bullied by others and awkward as could be. This disconnection from others transferred straight into adulthood where in rooms full of people, I felt completely disconnected, separate from the rest of the world.  Escaping reality and masking who I truly was became the daily norm which left me in a world of addiction, misery, hopelessness, and fear.

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But it didn't have to be that way.

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There's wisdom in our stories story and bravery in our hearts.

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After countless attempts to change my outer world, I realized the need to get honest with myself and those around me. That it was actually my inner world that was messy, unclear, and deeply troubled. That I could not heal alone and that recovery, of any kind, often involves individual therapeutic dive, as well as collective healing.

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​I cannot change the past. I did not know what I know now, about myself, about relating, about accountability, and about curiosity.

What I can do is have compassion, empathy, and space for the parts of me that in their deepest moments of grief burned bridges and connections.

What I can do now is slow down and feel into what I am needing at any given moment to feel brave so that I may not project my fears onto the world around me.

What I can do is know my emotional triggers, as well as my coping mechanisms, and be able to articulate them in a way that brings me closer to those I love and myself. 

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Humans need to be authentic, messy, sensitive, angry, shy, and loved for exactly who they are… by others AND themselves.

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