Kelli Means

Kelli Means is a female therapist based in Nebraska who provides counseling in English and uses she/her pronouns. She is a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) in Nebraska, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Dakota, and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) in Nebraska. In 2019, she earned certification as a Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist and has continued her education in the trauma field. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2011 and earned a Master of Science in Community Mental Health Counseling from Wayne State College in 2015.

Kelli has worked across multiple levels of care, including an inpatient psychiatric unit during graduate training, as well as outpatient therapy, school-based counseling, and residential drug and alcohol treatment. Much of her recent work has been as a mental health and addictions therapist in nonprofit agencies that use state funding and/or sliding fee scales, and she is especially committed to supporting people who have limited resources for care. While she has experience with children and adolescents, her work has primarily focused on adults.

Her experience includes supporting clients through concerns such as depression, anxiety and panic, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia including first psychotic episodes, personality disorders, PTSD and trauma, dissociation, grief and loss, relationship challenges, domestic violence, self-esteem concerns, sex trafficking, and alcohol and other drug addiction, including work with LGBT+ clients. Kelli’s style is welcoming and conversational, with an approach that is direct and honest while still tailored to each person’s needs. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Somatic Therapy to help clients strengthen coping skills, build trust in the therapeutic relationship, and move toward the changes they want in their lives.