Kelly Ewalt, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
For the past 28 years Kelly Ewalt has been a Licensed Counselor working with children, families, adults and couples. She has worked in a variety of settings, including outpatient mental health, family based services, residential treatment, and schools. She has been in private practice for the past 14 years.
Kelly has a Master's Degree in Applied Psychology from Eastern Washington University and a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Montana. In addition, she obtained a school counseling endorsement from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Kelly has been trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, play therapy, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), and Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples.
Throughout counseling Kelly uses a developmental perspective. No matter what our age, we experience life changes and new challenges. Sometimes these changes and challenges can be overwhelming. At these times counseling can provide hope, healing and direction in one's life. In addition, Attachment theory is key in understanding relationships and how to improve them. Kelly works with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, problems in childhood, and couples/relationship issues.
On a personal level, Kelly enjoys taking care of her many animals and she enjoys riding horses. She considers her most valuable training to be her marriage of 23 years and parenting her teenage son.
Services Provided
Supervision and Consultation
Individual Supervision: $100/hour
If you are pursuing licensure, supervision can be provided for Montana licensees. Available via videoconference or in-person.
Clinical Consultation: $100/hour
Open to anyone seeking consultation. Gain new perspective and support through consultation. Specific areas include play therapy, individual and family therapy.
Therapy
What is Play Therapy? Play therapy is a structured, theoretically based approach to therapy that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children (Carmichael, 2006; Landreth, 2002; O'Connor & Schaefer, 1983). The curative powers inherent in play are used in many ways. Therapists strategically utilize play therapy to help children express what is troubling them when they do not have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings (Gil, 1991). In play therapy, toys are like the child's words and play is the child's language (Landreth, 2002). Through play, therapists may help children learn more adaptive behaviors when there are emotional or social skills deficits (Pedro-Carroll & Reddy, 2005). The positive relationship that develops between therapist and child during play therapy sessions can provide a corrective emotional experience necessary for healing (Moustakas, 1997). Play therapy may also be used to promote cognitive development and provide insight about and resolution of inner conflicts or dysfunctional thinking in the child (O'Connor & Schaefer, 1983; Reddy, Files-Hall, & Schaefer, 2005) -Association for Play Therapy.
Go to www.a4pt.org to read more about play therapy