Kelli Means

Kelli Means, she/her, is a licensed mental health practitioner who provides care from Nebraska and holds professional licensure in South Dakota. She combines graduate training in community mental health counseling with a trauma certification earned in 2019. Her background includes work in inpatient psychiatric settings, outpatient therapy, school-based programs, and residential substance use treatment.

Kelli focuses on issues such as addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, relationship concerns, and self-esteem. Her work also addresses a wide range of related challenges including codependency, domestic violence, dissociation, first responder and veteran concerns, gender dysphoria, and fertility-related stress. She lists client-centered, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused, somatic, and trauma-focused therapies among her clinical approaches.

With nine years of professional practice, she emphasizes collaborative care that attends to both symptoms and life context. Kelli describes her role as a guide who supports clients in identifying goals, building coping skills, and strengthening self-advocacy. She works with adults and with people who are exploring gender and sexual identity among other concerns, tailoring methods to each person’s needs.