KELSEY WEGENER, TRAINING DIRECTOR
Kelsey Wegener, MSW, LISW-S (she/her/hers) is a white, straight size, queer, cisgender woman. Kelsey is passionate about supervision and clinical training. As Training Director, she oversees all things clinical education at CCW! Kelsey heads the internship and continuing education programs, ensuring educational experiences that are meaningful, developmentally appropriate, and grounded in equity.
Her approach to supervision is collaborative and creative. Kelsey believes that trust, safety, and honest communication is at the heart of every successful supervisory experience, and therefore works to co-create a trusting relationship with all of her supervisees. Kelsey believes in and provides a balance of challenge and support in supervision. She will celebrate your strengths and wins, while also exploring important growth edges. Kelsey believes that self-care and setting appropriate professional boundaries is imperative for a successful counseling career. Therefore, she is always excited (sometimes annoyingly so) to explore what this needs to look like for each supervisee she works with.
Similar to her supervision style, Kelsey utilizes a creative and individualized approach to therapy. Kelsey believes wholeheartedly that the way we experience, perceive and interact with the world is heavily influenced by our individual experiences and all “problem behaviors” are just attempts at survival. Her approach is strengths-based and rooted in the theories behind Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Kelsey is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Expressive Arts Therapy, and often utilizes these approaches in her work. Kelsey strives to create a trauma-informed space in which individuals can feel safe enough to take the first steps on the path toward healing. She uses humor, transparency, creativity, and direct feedback to cultivate the therapeutic relationship necessary to do this important work.
Kelsey received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. She then relocated to Ohio and obtained a Masters of Social Work from The Ohio State University. Kelsey has a particular interest in working with survivors of trauma and interpersonal violence, family of origin concerns, anxiety, self-esteem and body image concerns, and with members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Kelsey also has a committed interest in working with Two-Spirit individuals. Outside of work, Kelsey loves to be outside. She loves to run, cycle, rock climb, hike, and swim. When forced to be indoors, you can find Kelsey crafting, reading or listening to music!
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board License #: I.2002496-SUPV