ABOUT — KELLIE MURRY, LPCC
I don’t believe you’re broken
I believe the patterns you're struggling with developed for a reason — and that understanding them, not fixing you, is where healing starts.
Hi, I’m Kellie
KELLIE MURRY, LPCC · BURBANK, CA
I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor — I was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, and have lived in Burbank, CA for over 10 years.
I'm also a recovering Chronic Good Girl myself. I know what it's like to be the one who holds it all together. To say yes when your whole body is saying no. To lie awake replaying a conversation, wondering if you said too much or not enough. I learned early that being good, helpful, and easy to be around was how you stayed safe and loved — and a lot of the women I work with learned the same lesson.
That's why I don't see my clients as problems to solve. I see women who adapted — brilliantly, usually — to what life handed them, and who are ready for something different now.
When I'm not in the office, I'm usually somewhere in Burbank with a coffee in hand, collecting the small, ordinary moments that remind me life doesn't have to be a performance.
My therapeutic values
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Even if you feel broken, we can start from what's true
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Even if your story feels messy, we can make sense of it
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Even if terrible things happened, we can find a new way forward
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Even if you don't know who you're becoming yet, we can start
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Even if the good girl was great at her job, we can let her retire
How we do the work
Four approaches, blended around you — not a protocol you're squeezed into
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EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps your brain reprocess experiences that still feel stuck or overwhelming, so they lose their charge instead of running your life from the background.
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CBT & ACT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy help you notice the thought patterns that keep anxiety looping — and practice responding in ways that are actually true, instead of just trying to think your way out of feeling.
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IFS
Internal Family Systems works with the “parts” of you — the perfectionist, the people-pleaser, the inner critic — with curiosity instead of judgment, so they don't have to run the show.
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Mind-body approaches
Anxiety and old experiences live in the body, not just the mind. Grounding, breath, and body awareness help you feel steadier — not just understand why you're not.
How I work
What it's actually like to sit in the room — or log on — with me
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We start with a conversation
We start with a free 15-minute conversation. You tell me what's bringing you in, I'll tell you how I work, and we'll both see if it feels like a fit. No pressure.
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Sessions, at your pace
We meet for 55 minutes, in person in Burbank or online anywhere in California. I recommend weekly — that's where the real momentum happens — but we'll find a rhythm that fits your life and your schedule. You set the pace. There's room to slow down, ask questions, or say something isn't working.
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Real change, not homework theater
Change you'll feel in real life. Not just insight — the boundary you actually held, the rest you took without guilt, the "no" that didn't ruin your week.
Here's what you won't have to do here: perform. You don't have to be the easy client, the articulate one, the woman who has it all sorted before she shows up.
Bring the messy middle. That's where the real work lives — and it's my favorite place to meet you.
Who this is for
See if you recognize yourself here
✓ You're the responsible one — the one everyone leans on — and you're quietly running on empty.
✓ You say yes when you mean no, then feel resentful and guilty about it in the same breath.
✓ Your mind replays conversations, decisions, and small mistakes long after everyone else has moved on.
✓ You hold yourself to standards you'd never set for someone you love.
✓ Something from your past — a relationship, a family pattern, a church — still shapes how you move through the present.
✓ You're not in crisis. You're just tired of holding it all together, and ready for something to actually change.
If even one of those hit home, you're in the right place.
You don't have to be "bad enough." You don't need the perfect words. You just need somewhere to start — this can be it.
A few questions before we begin
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Pretty human. I'll ask real questions, I'll laugh when something's funny, and I'll gently name the thing you're dancing around if I think you're ready to hear it. It's not stiff and it's not a free-for-all — it's a conversation with direction.
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I blend approaches — EMDR, IFS, body-based work — around what you need, not a one-size protocol. And I bring my whole self to the room: I'm a recovering Chronic Good Girl too, so I know this terrain from the inside. You'll get honesty and warmth in equal measure, and always room to tell me when something doesn't fit.
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Mostly, but not exclusively. Women are who I built this practice for — the Chronic Good Girl work is specific. But I do see men too, especially around anxiety, trauma, and faith questions. If any of this sounds like you, I'd love to hear your story.
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Yes. Doubt, anger, grief, hope — all of it belongs. We'll never use faith as a rule or a bypass, but if it matters to you, it matters in the room. You set the pace on how much of it comes in.
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It depends on what you bring in and what you're working toward. Some women come for a focused stretch of a few months; others stay longer for deeper work. We'll check in regularly and you'll always have a say in the plan.
You Don't Have to Do This Alone
Even if reaching out feels uncomfortable.
Even if you've been carrying this for a long time.
Even if you're not sure where to start.
You don't have to have it all figured out before beginning.
I'd be honored to walk alongside you as you move toward greater healing, self-understanding, and growth.