Senior Therapist, Telehealth

Kelli Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Pennsylvania. She obtained her Masters in Social Work with a Certification in Mental Health and concentration in Direct Practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Prior to this, she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Kelli has over 5 years of experience in the mental health field. Her experiences post Masters include Family Based Services, Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient services with adolescents, Case Management, and Outpatient Therapy. She has experience working with adolescents, adults, and families. She also has over 2 years of experience leading adolescent therapeutic groups in various settings. 

Kelli completed her second year, two semester field placement in graduate school at UPMC’s Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program at Western Psychiatric Institute. It was here that Kelli discovered her passion for OCD treatment. As a graduate intern, Kelli learned and implemented the Gold-Standard treatment for OCD, Exposure and Response Prevention or ERP. Kelli really enjoyed doing this treatment with client’s and witnessing the successful outcomes clients were able to achieve. Her time at the OCD program left a lasting impact and hoped that she would return to working with OCD in the future. That time has come now as a Senior Telehealth Therapist at The Center for OCD and Anxiety!

Kelli believes that while starting treatment can be scary, it is one of the best things you could ever do for yourself or your child. Asking for help is a strength! Kelli strives to meet the person where they are and maintain a strength-based approach throughout the therapeutic relationship. Kelli has years of experience utilizing a Cognitive Behavioral and Compassion Focused approach. She has had training and experience in implementing Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Family Based Therapy (FBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 

Kelli believes one of the bravest and most important things you can do for yourself is learn your own power and the ability one has to break free of OCD and anxiety. She looks forward to being a part of each client’s journey and success. 

In her free time, you can find Kelli spending time with friends and family as well as her three “fur babies” which include: Jack the dog, Simba the cat, and Scarlet the spider.