Kelsey Hankins, M.A., M.B.T.S.

Clinical Focus: Young Adults, Couples (Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy), New Parents, Missionaries, Trauma (EMDR), Anxiety, Family of Origin Issues, Spiritual Issues, Life Transitions, and Relationship Concerns

Do you struggle with relentless worry and anxiety and sometimes feel like it’s at odds with your faith? Have you experienced a life-threatening or life-altering event that still bothers you, even years later? Do you feel disconnected and alone in your marriage and long to reconnect with your spouse? Are you working in the mental health field and finding yourself in need of supportive care? Or are you simply tired of feeling stuck and longing for a path forward?

Welcome to my page! My name is Kelsey, and I’m glad you’re here. I know that scheduling a first appointment can feel scary, and perhaps you’ve been putting it off for a while. Here's a sense of what you can expect when you entrust me with your time and story:

Through a collaborative, evidence-based approach, we’ll begin by exploring what’s bothering you today and clarifying what you long to see change in your life. We’ll explore your family of origin and consider how those experiences and dynamics may be impacting your current relationships. We’ll identify experiences from your story that may be keeping you stuck and explore what your brain and body need in order to experience life in more adaptive ways.

Together, we’ll develop and practice new ways of responding to life’s triggers while helping your brain and body process and release the unhelpful pieces of the past. My hope is that this work will help you experience the present and future with a renewed sense of freedom, connection, and hope. And we’ll do all of this together, within a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental relationship.

Faith can be an important part of this process, but it doesn’t have to look the same for everyone. Even if you don’t come from a faith background or are wrestling with questions of faith, I deeply respect each person’s spiritual beliefs and will never impose my own beliefs onto you.

I hold a Master of Arts in Counseling and a Master of Biblical and Theological Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. I have completed the requirements for EMDR certification, a treatment approach commonly used to address trauma and distressing life experiences. I have also received training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an approach that can help individuals, couples, and families develop greater connection and security in their relationships.

I especially enjoy working with young adults, international adults adjusting to life in the United States or living overseas, missionaries preparing to go or already serving on the field, adults navigating trauma, new parents and parents adjusting to having young children in the home, and couples.

If you think I could be a good fit for you, I’d love to hear from you. It would be a privilege to meet you and come alongside you during this part of your journey.

When I’m out of the counseling room, you’ll find me playing imaginary games with my kids, enjoying single-origin coffee with my husband on the porch, serving and building relationships with folks and kiddos in my church family, or savoring peaceful moments on walks in my neighborhood.