Somatics Practitioner at Universe Within

While Kelly’s initiation to this work was a rough one, she can see the beauty it made possible. Once she discovered both CranioSacral Therapy and Somatic Experiencing, and the unique ways they each allow for transformative healing, she came to realize her true passion is holding safe space to help others heal from trauma. Each of these modalities uses active imagination, intuitive listening, creating a space of presence for the client to be with and process challenging emotions, and inviting the possibility of an old pattern to be deconstructed and a new experience to emerge. She loves psychedelics for these same reasons, and after many years of only recreational use, broadened her horizons to include psychedelics in her personal healing journey.

She practices CranioSacral Therapy and Somatic Experiencing as forms of trauma healing and integration, as a licensed bodyworker in both California and Hawai’i. She completed the Vital Psychedelic Training program in March 2024, having earned a Certificate in Psychedelic Therapies and Integration. She believes in the power of non-ordinary states of consciousness and can also be found leading inner work focused retreats and experiences across Southern California and Colorado.

Lean more about her healing work and training here.

Strategy Director at Wild Potential

Kelly’s love of writing, creativity and complex problem solving, as well as her original conditioning toward a conventional life path, led to her earning a B.S. in Marketing with a minor in Psychology from Virginia Tech and later a M.S. in Mass Communications with a specialization in Strategy from VCU Brandcenter.

She's worked in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hawai'i over the past 16 years across a mix of advertising agencies, tech companies and nonprofits before calling Joshua Tree, California and later Crested Butte, Colorado home. Some brands she's worked on include PAX, California Department of Public Health, LEGO, Google, Smartwool, Kona Brewing and Kalani Retreat Center. She has been self-employed for 9 of those years which has given her freedom to align her values to the projects she takes on, which this past year has spanned regenerative medicine, mental health, compassion research, new technology and craft whiskey.