Education

School:
Valparaiso University

Degree:
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Additional Certificates:

• BS Exercise Science
• LMHC-A
• NCC

Kelsey Brewer is a graduate of Valparaiso University, where she received her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Kelsey has clinical experience in a range of different settings and with varied populations, including a treatment center for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders, a university counseling center, and a residential treatment facility for adolescents. She integrates techniques and approaches, primarily drawing from Emotion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She often utilizes strengths-based and mindfulness-based approaches.

Kelsey believes in creating a safe and affirming space to process experiences while developing a sense of empowerment and hope. She believes that different stages of life come with different needs and that self-improvement is a lifelong process. She says, “I truly believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship. Having a neutral person with an outside perspective who meets you where you’re at can be such a powerful thing.”

Kelsey’s clinical interests and focus areas include adolescents and young adults with anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, suicidal ideation, non-suicidal self-injury, trauma, grief, and identity development. She is also an LGBTQ+ affirming therapist.

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Issues Treated

Specialties

Anxiety Disorders
Grief
Life Transitions

Session Types

Telehealth
Individual Therapy

Age Specialties

Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
Teenagers (14 to 19)
Emerging Adults (18-25)
Adults

Types of Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eclectic/Integrated Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Humanistic Therapy
Narrative Therapy