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Keely Burke

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Berkeley Office
510/527-2100

 

 

 

 

I believe that each client relationship is unique, and I see my role as co-creating a healing space  that assists  you in living your most  authentic, creative, and satisfying life. It is deeply inspiring and moving for me to assist you on your sacred journey of healing.

I bring deep empathy and compassion from my own personal journey of healing to my work and have a gentle, guiding presence which supports you in doing the emotional healing you are looking for.  In each session, I use my creativity, inspiration, and skill to aid you in moving toward the goals you seek.   I am a long-time yogi, visual artist, dancer, and musician.  In addition to the philosophy of yoga, I am also strongly interested in earth-based wisdom and spirituality.  These personal interests deeply inspire me and inform my therapy work.

A psychotherapist at our Center since 2008, I work with a diversity of clients who bring a wide range of issues to me. Skilled in assisting adults, as well as couples, children, and teens, I work with a variety of  relationship configurations, including polyamorous  relationships and families of all types. I am LGBTQQI affirming, supporting those who are exploring or wanting to feel comfortable with sexual identity and gender issues, including transgender, queer, lesbian,  gay,  and questioning people. Versed in cross-cultural issues, race, ethnicity, 3rd culture issues,  and inter-generational trauma, I also work with international clients via secure video chat and in-person.

My method of working is firmly  grounded in  Humanistic Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Jungian  and Transpersonal Psychology, as well as  Family Systems,  Experiential, Somatic and Gestalt approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Addictions and 12-step recovery work. I am a Licensed Clinical Staff Member at the Center for Creative Growth, as well as a Supervisor in our Therapist Training Program.

Particular issues I am skilled at working with are:

  • Self-love and compassion
  • Shame and self-loathing
  • Quieting the critic and uncovering the shadow
  • Healing the hurt inner child and liberating the wonder child
  • Trauma – complex, childhood, sexual, physical, emotional
  • Creating healthy relationships  -  improving current relationships, ending unhealthy or unsatisfying relationships,  partner selection,  communication, boundaries , sexual issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Assisting teens and their families navigate the challenging teen years
  • Anxiety and Depression
  • Addictions or compulsive behavior surrounding: alcohol, drugs, co-dependency, sex, love, spending, under-earning, over-working, and other addictions
  • Recovery via use of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs
  • Grief, loss, and transitions
  • Spiritual unfolding – supporting the client’s own spiritual or religious orientation  or search
  • Living more creatively and finding one’s passion – in work, life, the arts, and relationships

I use a number of modalities to aid in healing, including:

Expressive Arts Therapy – using the arts, symbol, metaphor, and  imagery  through  visual  art, music, drama, movement, poetry, storytelling, dreams, and  guided  imagery.

Somatic based therapies – including body awareness, Focusing, and Eyes Closed Work.

Relational – which uses the relationship between therapist and client as a place to practice healthy relationship skills through building safety, depth, and honest communication together.

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which is especially beneficial to healing trauma.

Mindfulness practices – allowing you to become aware of, and release, the thoughts and feelings that create and contribute to depression, anxiety, stress, and other emotional states.

A Demonstrated Record of Professional Excellence

M.A., Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy – California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco

B.A., Women’s Studies, Art, and Activism – College of Santa Fe, New Mexico

Member, International Expressive Arts Therapy Association

Clinical Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Adjunct Faculty, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, 2010-2014

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Email: info@creativegrowth.com

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1221 Marin Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94706

(510) 527-2100

info@creativegrowth.com

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