Kelly Walker, LMHC
ABOUT ME
Kelly Walker
ABOUT ME
Kelly Walker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
I graduated from Stetson University in 2012 with a masters degree in clinical mental health counseling. I worked with adolescents for the better part of a decade in a residential care facility and later with the CHILL program funded through the Winter Park Health Foundation. I worked with individuals dealing with anxiety/depression, experiencing family and social issues, self-esteem and identity work as well as trauma backgrounds.
As I began my own family, I remember wondering why no one talked about how hard the transition from independent woman to mother could be. I read lots of books, took mental health trainings and felt a calling to be there for other women on this motherhood journey.
I have extensive training in the treatment of traumatic disorders and I believe that our experiences become stored in our bodies and create physical symptoms when not dealt with. This is why I also use a somatic approach to therapy which includes exploring a person’s mind, body, spirit and emotions. Our minds and bodies want to heal, sometimes they just need a little help getting there.
I believe that our experiences become stored in our bodies and create physical symptoms when not dealt with. This is why I bring somatic approach to therapy which includes exploring a person’s mind, body, spirit and emotions. Our minds and bodies want to heal, sometimes they just need a little help getting there.
As I began my own family, I wondered why no one talked about how difficult the transition to motherhood was. After many books and trainings related to the perinatal experience, I am proud to call myself an advocate for women in the pregnant and perinatal period as well as women in their journey to become mothers.
I am a Certified in Perinatal Mental Health (through Postpartum Support International) and work with the Central Floria Postpartum Alliance to bring awareness and education to medical providers in the Central Florida community.
EMDR Trained Professional
I am trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) which has been used for trauma treatment but is also becoming widely known for treating those stuck feelings that we keep recycling— this could be chronic stress, grief, anxiety, insecurities, attachment wounds, etc.
