Kelli Trueblood-GravesLCSW

Kelli Trueblood-Graves is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New Mexico. She approaches therapy with respect for each person's experience and focuses on practical steps people can use to feel better. She encourages small, steady progress and acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage.

Kelli uses methods that help people understand how relationships shape their feelings and behaviors. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns formed in close relationships. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep the work focused on each person's goals.

Her work includes helping people manage anxiety, stress, and problems with sleep or appetite. She supports people facing addictions, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related concerns. She also addresses parenting questions and postpartum depression alongside a range of relationship and family issues.

Kelli combines cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior ideas to teach coping skills and manage intense emotions. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when people want help changing habits related to substance use or other behaviors. The focus is on useful tools people can try between sessions.

With ten years of experience, Kelli brings steady clinical practice to each meeting. Sessions are meant to be a collaborative space where the person sets priorities. To start, a person uses the site to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior. It helps people see patterns in trust, closeness, and how they respond under stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes and supports small, achievable steps toward new habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, what has helped before, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust those methods as needs change, so the plan fits the person's life and preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the therapist biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue work between in-person visits and to practice skills in day-to-day settings.