Kelly Masland

therapist

Kelly Masland, LCSW, CADC (she/her) is a licensed clinical social worker who earned her Master’s in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Kelly approaches therapy as a relational and collaborative process and is intentional about creating a space where clients feel safe, respected, and able to be honest about their experiences.

Kelly works primarily with adults and couples around a focused set of concerns, including relationship distress, attachment and family of origin patterns, trauma, substance use, and personality-related emotional and relational difficulties. She has advanced training in the Gottman Method, which she uses specifically in her work with couples, and integrates that structure with attachment-based and family systems perspectives across both individual and couples therapy. Her work with personality-related concerns focuses on patterns such as intense emotions, difficulty with regulation, relationship instability, fear of abandonment, and challenges with boundaries, with an emphasis on understanding patterns and increasing choice rather than shame or blame.

Kelly is also a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and approaches substance use through a harm reduction lens. She views substance use as closely connected to trauma, stress, and emotional regulation, and works with clients to understand how substances may have functioned as coping tools while building safer and more sustainable ways of responding to distress.

Kelly understands that therapy can feel uncomfortable at times, especially early on, and that it may feel like spending time with difficult issues before change is visible. She believes this slowing down is often necessary to avoid repeating the same patterns and, in couples work, to move beyond rehashing the same conflict week after week. Sessions are collaborative and reflective, often involving careful questioning, pattern tracking, and honest exploration. When appropriate, Kelly brings warmth and lightness into sessions, using humor thoughtfully to support connection without minimizing difficult experiences.

Kelly is affirming of LGBTQ+, kink, and polyamorous individuals, couples, and families, and strives to create a nonjudgmental space where all parts of a client’s experience are welcome.

Outside of work, Kelly enjoys spending time with her two basset hounds, rewatching Arrested Development, and finding grounding and humor in everyday life.

You can reach Kelly by email at kelly@headhearttherapy.com.