Style

Calm, Curious, and Empowering

Fun facts

What's one of your favorite hobbies or activities when you're not in session?
📖 Reading/Sleeping

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If you could only eat one snack for the rest of your life, what would it be?
🍬 Caramelized pecans

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What’s one fun fact about you that might surprise people?
🐞 I love insects!

meet your

Associate Therapist

Kelli Nelson

LMFT Associate

✦ Supervised by

Sally McDaniel

I'm from Miami, Florida. I love helping families grow closer through understanding and compassion. I have worked with adolescents and their families for over three years.

Specialities

ADHD / Inattention

Adjustment

Anxiety

Coparenting Conflict

Couple's Therapy (relating to parenting)

Defiance / Aggression

Depression

Divorce / Transition

Gender Questioning

Grief / Loss

Identity Development

Learning Disabilities

LGBTQIA+ Issues

OCD

PTSD

School Issues

Self-Harm

Sibling Conflict

Social Skills Training

Substance Use

Trauma

Approach

As part of Manatee’s care team,

Kelli Nelson

is supported by supervision and care coordination. Manatee’s standard of care includes a structured plan, active parent involvement, and regular check-ins throughout care.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Functional Family Therapy

Gottman Method

Works with

Preschool (0-4 years old)

Elementary school age (5-9 years old)

Tweens (10-12 years old)

Early teens (13-16 years old)

Late teens (17+ years old)

Available in

Credentials

M.A. Marriage & Family Therapy, Touro University

Language(s)

English