top of page
bgImage

A Mother, Energy Healer, and Excellent Listener 

Kelly has more than 20 years of experience in her fields of work.

Biography

Kelly Bennett-Aurdahl, MSW, LICSW, ACHt

Based in Issaquah, Washington, Kelly Bennett-Aurdahl is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, an Advanced Certified Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist, an EMDR provider, and a Reiki Master. She has been providing clients with services since 2002.

Education, Training, and Experience

Kelly received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 1998, with concentrations in clinical social work, public policy, and school social work. While living in Michigan during the 1990s, she worked with children, adolescents, and families in the areas of:

  • Family Violence
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Rape Prevention
  • Sexual Assault

Over the years, she has attended and presented in multiple conferences, such as family violence, sexual assault, rape prevention, and program evaluation. 


Her extended training includes:

  • Bullying
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Ecotherapy
  • Grief and Healing
  • Moral and Spiritual Development of Children
  • Native American Treatment Modalities With Children
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • EMDR
  • EFT

Kelly has worked at the university level with women and children exposed to family violence as well as special needs children locally in elementary and middle schools. She has also worked extensively with American Indian and Alaskan Native children in the Head Start, Elementary, and middle school setting for more than 10 years.


Credentials

  • Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (#LW 60160458)
  • Registered Hypnotherapist (#HP 60398026)
  • Reiki Master Certificate (September 2010 From Marie Manuchehri, RN – Reiki Master Teacher)
  • EMDR Provider (2013)
  • Ordained Minister of the Universal Life Church.
  • Member of NASW since 1998

Kelly Bennett-Aurdahl

bottom of page