Kelli Trueblood-Graves , LCSW

Kelli Trueblood-Graves is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people work through addiction, trauma, relationship challenges, and women's issues. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions and centers the person's own knowledge about their life. Kelli aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Kelli uses short, clear talks to identify what matters most to each person. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to spot unhelpful thinking and habits. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships and how those patterns affect safety and trust.

Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. That method helps people weigh options and find their own reasons to move forward. Dialectical behavior techniques are used to teach steadying skills for strong emotions and overwhelming stress.

Over a decade of practice in New Mexico gives Kelli experience with a wide range of concerns. These include LGBT matters, parenting stress, grief, intimacy questions, eating and sleep problems, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, and recovery from domestic violence or substance use.

Kelli works in English and offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She holds an LCSW in New Mexico and brings ten years of clinical experience to each meeting. If someone wants to begin, Kelli asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Kelli draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based therapy to guide online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and change thought and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, eating concerns, and sleep problems. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect trust, intimacy, and stress responses.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped in the past. Together they will try strategies, check progress, and adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and aims.

Online therapy offers practical benefits in this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues for relationship-focused work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes or use coaching-style support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue learning skills between meetings.