Kelli Bouscher
Practical relationship and trauma-informed therapy
LMFT California
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Kelli
Kelli Bouscher is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on relationship repair and emotional recovery using practical, evidence-informed methods. She draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method, attachment-based work, and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma.
Background and approach
Kelli keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. She helps people spot interaction patterns that cause pain and teaches skills to change them.
Sessions often include clear communication tools, emotion regulation skills, and steps to break repetitive behaviors. Her background spans nine years as a practicing therapist in California.
She has worked with adults facing relationship challenges, substance use struggles, trauma symptoms, and self-esteem concerns. Her experience includes treating the effects of family of origin problems, abandonment, codependency, and difficulties with commitment and communication.
In therapy she blends approaches like client-centered listening with structured techniques from CBT and DBT. This lets her balance emotional support with concrete homework and skill practice.
The result is a mix of problem-solving and exploration of how early attachment and life events shape current reactions. Kelli focuses on helping clients build resilience and clearer thinking.
She teaches skills to reduce anxiety, manage cravings, and improve connection with partners. People who are ready to learn new habits and practice between sessions may find her style useful.
Her work addresses trauma and abuse, dissociation, disruptive mood symptoms, and co-occurring conditions. She also supports those dealing with divorce, separation, body image concerns, and the lasting impact of family dynamics.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Online work often uses a combination of methods to meet relationship and trauma needs. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and reducing negative cycles between partners by teaching practical skills for conflict, repair, and building positive interactions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current relationships and helps people understand and change emotional patterns that affect intimacy and trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear, structured techniques and homework to reduce anxiety and change routines.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggest a path forward. If something isn’t helping, the plan can be adjusted so the work fits the person’s needs and pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face skill practice and role-play exercises. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, coping reminders, and ongoing skill reinforcement between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life’s demands.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English