When relationships feel overwhelming, everything else starts to unravel.

You might be:
  • Arguing with your partner more than connecting
  • Feeling shut out by your teen or frustrated as a parent
  • Struggling with boundaries, people-pleasing, or past wounds
  • Repeating the same patterns and not sure how to stop
  • Emotionally drained from trying to hold everything together
​Whatever brought you here, you don’t have to face it alone. Support is available — and change is possible.

You Don’t Have to Keep Carrying This Alone​

Therapy offers more than just a place to vent — it gives you a structured, supportive space to understand what’s really going on, develop healthier patterns, and start feeling more grounded in your relationships and in yourself.
Whether you're navigating conflict with your partner, stress with your kids, or emotional overwhelm from past relationships, change is possible.

I’ll help you:
  • Break out of patterns that leave you feeling frustrated, dismissed, or disconnected
  • Learn tools to communicate more clearly and listen with more understanding
  • Explore how your past experiences may be affecting your current relationships
  • Build stronger boundaries, greater emotional resilience, and more self-trust
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You don’t need to have it all figured out before starting therapy. You just need a safe space to begin.

Issues I Commonly Work With:

  • Relationship conflict and communication struggles
  • Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
  • Parenting challenges or feeling stuck as a parent
  • Past relationship trauma or attachment wounds
  • Self-esteem and identity struggles
  • Life transitions (new baby, divorce, career change, etc.)

Who I Work With:

✅ Individuals struggling with anxiety, self-worth, or unresolved relationship issues
✅ Couples facing conflict, disconnection, or major life transitions
✅ Families navigating parenting challenges, tension at home, or communication breakdowns​

​What You Can Expect:

​In our work together, you can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you feel truly seen and heard.

​I’ll help you explore the deeper layers of what’s keeping you stuck, while also offering practical tools to navigate emotions, set healthy boundaries, and improve communication.

​Each session is tailored to your unique goals and experiences, so you can make progress at your own pace. Whether you're coming in as an individual, a couple, or with your family, therapy is a place to gain clarity, feel empowered, and start creating more meaningful connections in your life.

Ready to feel more grounded, connected, and in control?

You're not broken. Your relationships aren’t doomed. You just need a new way forward—one that starts with understanding the system you’re in.

About Me

Hi, I’m Kelly — an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor dedicated to helping people create healthier, more connected relationships. Before becoming a therapist, I spent 13 years working with children and teens in the public school system. During that time, I saw how deeply emotional struggles and relationship stress impact people of all ages — and how much healing is possible when someone finally feels heard.

Today, I work with individuals, couples, and families who are navigating conflict, disconnection, and major life transitions. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in curiosity — creating a space where you can explore what’s not working and start building something new.
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Whether you’re working through communication issues with a partner, feeling overwhelmed by parenting, or carrying the weight of past relationships, I’m here to support you in moving forward with more clarity, confidence, and connection.
Kelly Barreca, AMFT, APCC
phone:
(805) 856-3086
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email: 
[email protected]