Josette Kehl, LCSW

If you, your child, or your marriage is struggling and you need a safe and experienced cousnelor to help you heal, process, or learn how to manage the next steps in life, Josette is likely going to be a good fit. Josette Kehl, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker with experience working with a wide range of clients, from children with abuse histories and attachment trauma to couples struggling in their marriage to adults battling anxiety, depression, and difficult relationships. She specializes in working with attachment issues, trauma, and parenting issues. She believes that it's important to address attachment wounds because these  impact so many aspects our our lives and relationships. She views parents as key change agents in the lives of their children and strives to build or repair attachment bonds and communicate effectively.

Josette uses her knowledge or how bodies and brains work together to help clients build self-regulation/self-soothing skills, and manage mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression. She works with couples to repair and rebuild and offers marriage counseling without bias or judgement. Josette can skillfully weave a Christian worldview and Biblical principles into counseling when specifically requested by clients. Josette will help you feel truly seen, heard, and valued. You’ll find her approach to be relational, encouraging and direct. On a personal note, Josette enjoys spending time with her husband and their three adult children. Her favorite pastimes include traveling, reading and drinking tea, hiking, biking, and line dancing. 

Fee: $130/hr
Accepting New Clients (starting Sept 21st): Book Appointment
Location: 7522 N La Cholla Blvd; In Person Only
Client Focus: Adults 18+, Couples, Teens 13+, Children 8-12
Specialty Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma/Abuse, Attachment Wounds, Relational Distress, Healthy Boundaries, Obsessive-Compulsive Tendencies, Difficult Family Relationships including parent/adult child, High Conflict Custody Situations, Foster Care/Adoption, Open Adoption, Infertility, Life Transitions
License: AZ LCSW-2451
Degree: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Other: Clinical Supervisor

Josette is a Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) Practitioner and Making Sense of Your Worth® (MSOYW®) Facilitator. She utilizes models such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), IATP, 5-Narrative Model (Gentry), and draws heavily from Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory (Porges), and Mindfulness and Somatic Psychology.