I’m Dr. Celeste Kelly; Rewild PLLC is my psychotherapy practice. I'm glad you're here! The name Rewild comes from the idea of returning to one’s most authentic self. I believe therapy is one way we have of doing that. If you’re looking for a therapist, please read on to learn about how I work to see if I might be a good match for you.

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To explain how I view therapy, I’d like to talk about fractals: A fractal is a kind of complex pattern that repeats infinitely, appearing the same whether zoomed in or zoomed out. Fractals appear everywhere in nature; think of the swirling line of a seashell, the many leaves on the many trees of a forest, the waves that never stop breaking on the shore.

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Patterns are inherent to nature, and also to us as humans (fractals even show up in our own nervous systems!). From our earliest days, we rely on patterns in our environment and in our relationships to survive. We form our own patterns of relating to others, to our emotions and to ourselves. Some of these patterns are more sustainable than others; what might have helped you get by when you were younger can become less useful or even become its own problem over time.

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Our society and our environment also contribute to these patterns. Just as nature’s patterns are shifting due to climate change, humans must grow around harmful forces of racism, sexism, homo- and transphobia, colonial capitalism and other oppressions. The ways we learn to survive aren’t good or bad, but a natural response to our experiences.

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It’s hard to see the forest for the trees, though! It’s hard to zoom out and see the bigger patterns of our lives when we’re just in the thick of it, surviving. I believe psychotherapy works by establishing a relationship that is caring and separate (“zoomed out”) enough to allow us to see the forest, and build compassion for why it has grown the way it has.

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Maybe we’ll decide from there what changes you’d like to make in your ecosystem to help it thrive. We might even experiment with some of those changes in our own relationship, see what it might feel like to start new patterns. If you have experienced trauma, we will work to integrate this as one part of the broader context of your life so resuming more fulfilling patterns feels possible again. You may decide to explore action at larger levels to address some of those systemic oppressions that impact all of us. 

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It is my hope that you will leave therapy not only with greater self-understanding, but greater self-compassion and capacity to take conscious, values-aligned action towards your future.