{"id":2390,"date":"2025-04-04T22:13:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T22:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restoretherapyia.org\/site\/?page_id=2390"},"modified":"2025-10-16T20:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:29:28","slug":"kelly-kroese","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/restoretherapyia.org\/site\/kelly-kroese\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Kroese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; row_delimiter=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_desktop=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_notebook=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_tablet=&#8221;1&#8243; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;1&#8243; hide_on_frontpage=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2458&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; icons_position=&#8221;left&#8221;]<div id=\"sc_title_1615693549\"\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\"><h6 class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default\">Meet<\/h6><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_align_left sc_item_title_style_default\">Kelly Kroese<\/h2><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title -->[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;3.5em&#8221; alter_height=&#8221;none&#8221; hide_on_desktop=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_notebook=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; hide_on_mobile=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Kelly has always had a passion for people and what has shaped them into who they are. As a therapist, her goal is always to meet you where you are in your current stage of life. Therapy should be a safe space for you to come as you are and face whatever it is you may need to face as she seeks to walk alongside you in that journey. Kelly uses a systemic framework and loves the process of helping her clients to\u00a0understand themselves better &#8211; their worth, strengths, needs, setbacks, patterns, and defenses. As a marriage and family therapist, Kelly enjoys helping individuals, couples, and families navigate challenges and strengthen their connections. She places a strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and operates from a collaborative, person-centered approach based on what your individual needs are. 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