About Dr. Kelly Caver
Click here if you just want to review my professional credentials, but keep scrolling if you want to learn more about me as a person and why I love my work!
I’m one of those strange people who actually figured out what they wanted to be when they grew up at age 12. After benefitting from counseling during my parents’ divorce and interviewing a psychologist for a school report, I decided to become a psychologist.
During college, I considered careers in other helping professions such as social work and medicine. Still, I kept coming back to my original love of psychology because I found the courses so fascinating. I did minor in social work, and it instilled in me a passion for social justice and an appreciation of how much public policy can influence our lives.
I love being a psychologist because I love 1) helping others make transformative changes to improve their lives, which benefits their families and communities, and 2) learning about the science of our emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and research on using psychotherapy effectively to treat mental health symptoms and increase well-being.
I’m a white, cisgender woman who strives to practice cultural humility in my personal and professional life by seeking out new knowledge and experiences. I’m LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity-affirming.
I grew up in Texas, so I love BBQ and breakfast tacos and think “y’all” is a beautifully inclusive and useful word that all English speakers should adopt.
When I’m not working as a psychologist and business owner, I enjoy running, taking neighborhood walks, hiking, reading, watching movies, and traveling.
Professional Credentials
I earned my Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 2012 and have been a licensed psychologist since 2013.
Some of my experiences include:
Clinical Psychologist, Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI), VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Psychologist, Telemental Health Team, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX
Post-doctoral Psychology Fellow (APA-accredited), Counseling and Psychological Services, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling Psychology (APA-accredited), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Bachelor of Science, Psychology w/ Honors, Summa cum Laude, Social Work Minor, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX
I have published peer-reviewed articles and presented research at local and national conferences on anxiety, depression, stress, chronic pain, and telemental health.
I have supervised over a dozen psychology trainees and have also trained psychiatrists, nurses, medical students and residents, and university students.
My WA state license number is PY60654942.