Kelcie Rene Boring, MS, AMFT

Associate Marriage & Family Therapist

Licensed in Illinois

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Pronouns: She/her

I identify as: Neurodivergent

Integrative Sex and Couples Certified

Populations served: Individuals & Couples Ages 18+

Specialties: ADHD, addiction, anxiety, alcohol abuse, BDSM/Kink, bipolar disorder, coping skills, communication skills, depression, delayed ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, gender identity, infertility, infidelity, LGBTIQA+, mismatched desire/libido, OCD, OCSB, premature ejaculation, perinatal, postpartum, polyamory, PTSD/C-PTSD, pornography misuse, relationship issues, substance abuse, sexual shame, sexual trauma, sexual identity exploration

When we are grounded in our awareness, we can be more present with what we are experiencing in our bodies — in all the spaces that live between our head and our feet.

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My Therapeutic Approach

I believe that healing is rarely a straight line — and that the most meaningful growth happens when we feel truly seen. As a therapist, I am committed to creating a space that is warm, affirming, and free of judgment, where clients can explore the full complexity of who they are, what they've experienced, and what they long for.

My approach is integrative and deeply relational. I draw from trauma-informed frameworks, somatic healing, and evidence-based couples modalities to meet each client where they are. I believe our bodies carry our histories — that past experiences and attachment wounds often live not just in our minds, but in our nervous systems, our breath, and the tension we hold between our shoulders. By weaving body-based, polyvagal, and neurobiological interventions into our work together, I help clients move out of survival mode and toward a more grounded, embodied sense of self.

I specialize in the intersection of relational health, complex trauma, and sexual well-being — areas that are often deeply interconnected and rarely talked about with the honesty they deserve. Whether you're navigating intimacy challenges, healing from sexual shame, exploring your identity, or trying to rebuild connection with a partner, I am here to walk alongside you without agenda or assumption

  • Relationships are some of the most rewarding and most complicated spaces we inhabit. When working with couples and partnerships, I draw from Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Levels 1 & 2) to help partners understand their patterns, strengthen their friendship, and rebuild trust after rupture. I also integrate approaches from Tammy Nelson's Integrative Sex and Couples framework to help partners reconnect with intimacy in a holistic, shame-free way. Whether you're navigating infidelity, adjusting to a new relational structure, or simply feeling more distant than you'd like, couples work with me is collaborative — never about choosing sides.

  • Sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, and yet it's one of the areas people feel most alone in. I bring a genuinely sex-positive, kink-aware, and LGBTQIA+-affirming lens to every session. I work with clients navigating low or mismatched desire, sexual shame and trauma, Out-of-Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB), sexual and gender identity exploration, non-monogamy, and BDSM/kink/fetish dynamics — among many other concerns. My goal is never to tell you what your sexuality should look like, but to help you understand it more fully and inhabit it more freely.

  • Before training as a therapist, I spent nearly a decade working in professional communications and media relations — an unexpected background that shaped me in ways that inform my clinical work every day. That career taught me to listen carefully, hold complexity with nuance, and navigate high-stakes conversations with care and precision. It also gave me a front-row seat to how much people need — and struggle to find — spaces where they can be honest about what they're carrying.

    That recognition brought me to Northwestern University, where I completed my M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy with a 4.0 GPA. I am a member of both AAMFT and AASECT, and I am committed to ongoing training that keeps my practice rigorous, current, and grounded in the latest research on trauma, relationships, and human sexuality.

    • Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Levels 1 & 2 (The Gottman Institute)

    • Integrating Sexual Interventions into Couples Therapy (Barry W. McCarthy, Ph.D., ABPP)

    • Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training (Tammy Nelson, Ph.D., LPC, CST)

    • Treating Complex Trauma (Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.)

    • Somatic Trauma Healing: Body-Based, Polyvagal & Neurobiological Interventions (Abi Blakeslee, SEP, CMT, LMFT, Ph.D.)

    • Somatic Therapy to Tame the Survival Response and Heal Implicit Trauma Memories (Abi Blakeslee)

    • Somatic Therapy to Create Healthy Attachment: Healing Developmental and Relational Trauma (Abi Blakeslee)