Kelly Goodman

Kelly Goodman is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) practicing in Oregon with 17 years of licensed experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting questions, ADHD, and life changes related to career and purpose. Her background blends community mental health, public health, and emergency department work.

Goodman learned early in her career that basic needs matter. She spent years helping people secure housing, manage chronic pain, and access benefits. That practical focus informs how she talks with clients about immediate barriers before addressing longer-term goals.

Her clinical style draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas. Sessions often begin by asking what matters most now and by listening to how past relationships shape present choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness tools are used to test unhelpful thoughts and build everyday coping skills.

Goodman has worked in Housing First programs, Intensive Case Management, Assertive Community Treatment, and Federally Qualified Health Centers serving people without stable housing. She has taught peer counseling and chronic pain management classes, and she currently does mental health and risk assessments in an emergency department and provides on-call family therapy in an adolescent psychiatric unit.

Her lived experience includes adoption, interracial family life, supporting a loved one through long-term cancer, and engagement with social and racial justice issues. She describes therapy as a collaborative process of understanding how past trauma shows up now, and of trying practical steps that help people cope and make choices about next steps.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can explore those patterns through reflective conversation and mapping how connections affect choices and trust. This approach can help with intimacy issues, relationship patterns, and attachment concerns.

Client-centered therapy centers on listening without judgment and following what the person says matters. In remote sessions this often means the therapist asks open questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people find their own priorities for change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete exercises to test thoughts and try new behaviors; online appointments can include worksheets, short experiments between sessions, and step-by-step skill practice for anxiety, depression, and coping with change.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Goodman will work with clients to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences, and adjust techniques as progress is reviewed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find virtual work helps fit sessions into busy days, makes it easier to schedule follow-ups, and supports using tools and worksheets between appointments. Others prefer formats that require less bandwidth or a shorter check-in when time is limited - discuss these practical needs when you schedule.