Kelli Trueblood-Graves , LCSW

Kelli Trueblood-Graves is a licensed social worker practicing in New Mexico who brings a compassionate, strengths-focused approach to therapy. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she works with people facing addictions, LGBT-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges, helping them develop practical coping tools and clearer perspectives.

Kelli frames each person as the expert of their own story and centers their strengths as the foundation for change. She supports clients through difficult transitions and complex emotions by listening closely, validating experience, and collaborating on realistic goals. Beginning therapy often requires courage, and Kelli acknowledges that first step while offering steady, nonjudgmental guidance as clients explore healing and growth.

Her style blends empathy with evidence-informed techniques to address stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, and self-esteem. Kelli also attends to related areas such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and substance-related challenges, tailoring support to each person’s needs and values.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and responding to others. It can be especially helpful for clients working on intimacy, family patterns, and recovery from relational trauma. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respect for each person’s perspective and strengths, offering a collaborative space where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to manage anxiety, stress, and habit-driven difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kelli works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions based on what each person brings to sessions and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into busy lives or manage care from different locations. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care, offer timely check-ins, and adapt the pace and format of sessions to what works best for each person.