Kelli Trueblood-Graves

Kelli Trueblood-Graves is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Mexico. She frames therapy around the client’s own story and strengths, offering a respectful, straightforward space for people to address challenges such as addiction, trauma, parenting struggles, anxiety, and anger.

Kelli emphasizes practical steps and steady support. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and try small changes that add up. Sessions are focused on real-life problems and skills that can be used between appointments.

She has five years of professional experience working with concerns including grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, and relationship stress. Her work also touches on areas like adoption and foster care, kink and alternative sex culture, blended family adjustments, and substance use issues.

Kelli draws on approaches that fit the person rather than a single method. She uses attachment-based ideas to talk about relationship patterns, client-centered listening to follow a person’s priorities, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to test and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

People who choose her often want practical tools and a collaborative tone. She encourages active steps and ongoing reflection to help people cope with life changes, improve self-esteem, and manage intense emotions such as anger. Signing up begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button.

How Kelli’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current emotions and reactions. It can help people who find themselves stuck in repeating conflicts or who struggle with trust and closeness. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and pace, with the therapist following what matters most to the client and reflecting back what they hear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, anger, or sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelli aims to figure that out together, choosing methods that match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in as therapy progresses and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a break. It also lets people use tools from CBT and DBT between appointments, such as worksheets and skill practice, so they can try changes in day-to-day situations and bring back what worked to discuss with the therapist.