Kelly Sheets

Kelly Sheets is a licensed professional counselor who practices in Tennessee and holds professional counseling credentials in both Michigan and Tennessee. With eight years of clinical experience, she has focused much of her work on addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, stress and anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship and family conflicts, eating disorders, anger management, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

She spent the majority of her career in a residential alcohol and drug program, gaining extensive experience treating substance use disorder and the co-occurring issues that can feed addiction. Her clinical work has included treating PTSD with a particular interest in combat-related trauma, borderline personality disorder in men, obsessive-compulsive disorder, intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, and personality-related challenges.

Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from East Tennessee State University. She is also actively involved in research in a university setting and maintains a specific research interest in combat-related PTSD.

Her therapeutic approach is conversational and casual, grounded primarily in Existential therapy, and she integrates additional modalities as appropriate to each person and situation. Kelly draws on a background in social psychology to help clients see how common patterns of thought and social influences shape behavior - an approach that can normalize difficult experiences and reduce isolation.

Kelly believes people generally know the best way to live their lives but may sometimes need insight, guidance, or a thoughtful sounding board for emotions, fears, and decisions. She encourages reaching out for help, noting that seeking support after a traumatic event is a courageous first step and that she is available to assist in that process.