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Amelia Kelley

Amelia Kelley, PhD, is an integrative, trauma-informed therapist focusing on motivation, women’s issues, empowering survivors of abuse and relationship trauma, Highly Sensitive Persons, healthy living, and adult ADHD. She is trained in EMDR, hypnotherapy, somatic therapies, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Brainspotting. Dr. Kelley is an adjunct professor in counseling at Yorkville University and a nationally recognized relationship expert featured on SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio program “The Psychiatry Show,” exploring the impact of gaslighting on our society. Her private practice is part of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute. She is the author of Gaslighting Recovery for Women: The Complete Guide to Recognizing Manipulation and Achieving Freedom from Emotional Abuse. She is also a co-author of What I Wish I Knew: Surviving and Thriving After an Abusive Relationship and a regular contributing writer for the world’s largest blog for HSPs, The Highly Sensitive Refuge. Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, Teen Vogue, Scary Mommy, Yahoo! News, Well+Good, and Insider.