Kelsee Costanza
“My hope is to support clients toward experiencing emotion regulation, attunement with their bodies, self-compassion, self-understanding, authentic and healthy relationships, and a meaningful life.”
We are wired for connection, and much of how we move through the world centers around how we relate to ourselves, to others, and to our environment. With this in mind, I take a relational approach to therapy, believing that an authentic, secure therapeutic relationship with my clients is the vehicle for delving deeply into their inner world.
I have clinical experience in supporting clients with mood concerns, suicidality, emotion dysregulation, complex trauma, grief and loss, life transitions, and interpersonal relationship issues. I also have multiple years of experience working with clients through their spiritual and religious concerns. Through both my own lived experience and professional experience, I recognize that spirituality can be a source of hope and meaning, and that it can be a source of deep pain. I specialize in working with clients who have endured oppressive belief systems and spiritual abuse/religious trauma.
My hope is to support clients toward experiencing emotion regulation, attunement with their bodies, self-compassion, self-understanding, authentic and healthy relationships, and a meaningful life. Using an attachment-based and trauma-informed lens, I primarily draw from ACT, DBT, IFS, and somatic approaches to support clients with practical coping tools as well as facilitate a space in which clients can make sense and meaning of their experiences. With couples, I also utilize EFT principles and have completed Level 1 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
I am a mom of one and understand both how necessary and difficult it is for parents to find space for themselves. I value maintaining my sense of self outside of parenthood and live this out by prioritizing my wellbeing. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, tending to my houseplants/garden, taking long walks, attending theatre and comedy shows, and connecting with family and friends.
Check out Kelsee’s blog post about religious trauma here, and learn more about her in this interview.When making your inquiry please specify Kelsee as your preferred therapist.
