Elizabeth A. Kelley, MSS, LSW, LCSW

Clinical Associate 

“As therapists, it is critical to expand our lenses of cultural understanding and acceptance, in order to celebrate the strengths and values that all cultures bring to the development of healthy individuals and family and social relationships.  Centra, through the diligence and background of the therapists, and the philosophy of our mission, has provided a safe but dynamic medium for this expansion.”
Biographical Sketch:

Elizabeth Kelley has been with Centra since 2000, working with families, couples and individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  A graduate of Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research she holds a Masters degree in both Clinical Social Work and Law and Social Policy.  She trained in structural family therapy at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and has been in private practice since 1994.

The breath of professional  experience includes: 

·         Worked as an outpatient clinician at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center (1992-1995). 

·         Also at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center, as a senior crisis clinician she triaged and treated psychiatric emergencies both in house and at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s emergency room.  She also coordinated the Intake Program, supervising a staff of four (1995-1998).

·         Ms. Kelley has provided clinical supervision to graduate students in social work and counseling and was acting director of the Social Work Training program in 1997.

·         Since leaving Child Guidance in 1998, she has continued to treat couples, families and individuals.  Additionally, she has worked as a consultant and presenter for several agencies and schools.  Currently, she works as a clinical consultant at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, providing clinical supervision to therapists in a co-occurring disorders program for adolescents and their families.  

Areas of Specialization:

   

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Family Therapy 
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Couples Therapy  
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Children and Adolescents
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Substance Abuse
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Anxiety and Depression
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Women's Issues
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Sexual Abuse  
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Eating Disorders

OFFICE HOURS

Flexible weekday and evening  appointments 

Center City, Philadelphia 215.735.6554 ext. 3105

Marlton, New Jersey 856.985.3030 ext. 3105

 

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