Colleen Kelly
“In 33 years of sobriety and over 30 years as a clinician, I’ve learned that recovery isn’t about giving something up. It’s about putting down the substance, grieving, then creating a meaningful life that you no longer want to escape.”
Colleen Kelly (PhD, MFT), is a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a doctorate in Transcendental Philosophy. She is an international speaker and clinical consultant with over 30 years of experience in addiction treatment, family systems, and couples therapy. With 33 years of personal recovery, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work with individuals, couples, and families affected by addiction.
Colleen specialises in high-conflict couples, complex family dynamics, intervention support, and helping loved ones navigate the challenges of addiction. In addition to her clinical work, Colleen is involved with an AI-based device company and an innovative mental health technology company with an office at the Dundalk Institute of Technology. Her expertise is in using EMDR, attachment work, family systems, evidence-based approaches to trauma, and positive psychology. She is based in Paris, France so works with clients internationally via telehealth.
Committed to mental health advocacy, Colleen has worked on American Indian reservations for many years and with Palestinian, Syrian, and North African refugee populations, providing therapy and human rights support. She lectures internationally on addiction, trauma, family systems, and transgenerational grief, and maintains offices in Paris, London, Dundalk, New York City, and California.
Colleen Kelly specialises in the following
Family therapy
We offer family therapy to support couples and the whole family, understanding that addiction affects everyone.
Dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT)
A type of talking therapy designed to help people who feel emotions particularly intensely and who struggle to regulate their emotions.
Mindfulness-based interventions
structured, therapeutic programs that integrate mindfulness meditation practices – such as breathing exercises, body scans, and non-judgmental present-moment awareness – with cognitive therapy techniques to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.
Couples therapy
A form of psychotherapy designed to help romantic partners resolve conflicts, improve communication, and rebuild emotional intimacy following addiction.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Is a form of behavioural and mindfulness-based therapy that helps individuals accept difficult thoughts and emotions rather than fighting them. The core goal is to build "psychological flexibility" and commit to actions that align with your personal values.
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based psychotherapy designed to help the brain process traumatic memories.
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