Keli Joy Hemingway, LCSW, LICSW, EMDR-C, CHt
About KELI JOY
My Framework for How I Can Help You: Re-Script • Resolve • Actualize.
True resolution requires more than insight. It requires targeted engagement with the systems where patterns actually live and operate.
I integrate decades of clinical experience with high-impact, evidence-based modalities:
Clinical Hypnotherapy — to access and resolve the underlying “scripts” and core beliefs that drive behavior
EMDR (Certified) — to reprocess unresolved experiences so the past no longer dictates your present responses
Somatic & Parts Work — to resolve internal conflict and shift conditioned physiological responses that keep patterns in place
This is results-oriented, integrative psychotherapy designed to create measurable, lasting change.
A Life Shaped by the World
My approach is grounded in a progressive, straight-shooting ethos and refined through global experience. Living in England for five years, along with extensive travel throughout Europe, gave me firsthand insight into how differently people interpret, navigate, and resolve psychological challenges.
These life experiences inform my work. I bring a broad, inclusive, and forward-thinking lens into every session. I respect diversity in all its forms and believe each person’s history, identity, and lived experience should be understood—not simplified or reduced.
Beyond my clinical work, I bring the perspective of a full life lived - as a mother of two grown children and a grandmother of three. This informs my understanding of long-term patterns, identity evolution, and the complexity of real-world change.
A Systems-Based Approach to Change
I don’t just work with thoughts—I work with the internal systems that generate them.
My approach integrates subconscious patterning, cognitive processing, and conditioned physiological responses, recognizing that the mind and body function as a single, interconnected system. The patterns that keep people stuck are not simply habits or thoughts—they are automatic, learned responses that operate below conscious awareness.
To create meaningful change, we work directly at that level—reprocessing and resolving patterns at their source rather than repeatedly analyzing their effects.
This work is designed for individuals who are intellectually engaged, self-aware, and ready for a deeper level of change—not more surface-level insight or symptom management.
What I Value
My practice is built on clarity, integrity, and respect for the individual.
Integrity & Directness
I provide honest, objective feedback necessary for meaningful change. This is active, targeted work, not passive reflection or open-ended, ongoing/forever processing.
Intellectual Engagement
I work best with individuals who value curiosity, depth, and personal evolution—those who want to change behaviors and thought patterns and are willing to engage in the process required to get there.
The Professional Foundation
30 Years of Clinical Experience
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) (Services offered on this website are non-clinical and for executive coaching purposes only.)
Certified EMDR Therapist
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Somatic & Parts Work Integration
A native of Massachusetts, I continue to bring Massachusetts' progressive, forward-thinking perspective to my work with clients across the country. Regardless of where you live, I’m here to help you resolve what’s holding you back—at the root—so you can move forward with clarity and real momentum.
High-Functioning adults often reach a point where insight is no longer enough. You may understand what’s not working. You’ve thought about it, reflected on it, and possibly spent years in therapy.
Yet the same internal responses continue to show up—under stress, in relationships, or in how you move through your life.
At a certain point, real change requires more than understanding. It requires working at the level where those responses are formed.
30 Years of Clinical Depth. A Global Perspective. Results-Oriented Change.
I’ve spent three decades in the trenches of human psychology—from high-acuity medical and psychiatric settings to outpatient addiction centers. Over that time, I’ve learned one consistent truth: understanding your problem is not the same as resolving it.
I am a Psychotherapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, but my work has evolved beyond the traditional medical model that focuses on managing symptoms. My practice is centered on resolving root patterns—working directly with subconscious processes and automatic physiological responses so change doesn’t just happen, it holds.
Ready for Resolution?
If you’re ready to move beyond insight to meaningful change, this work is designed to help you do so.
Certifications, Degrees & Licensure
DEGREES
1997-1999 Master of Social Work: Clinical Track
Virginia Commonwealth University
1992-1996 Bachelor of Science: Counseling
Old Dominion University
LICENSURE
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
CERTIFICATIONS
Master Clinical Hypnotherapist 1999: London, England (170 hours in-classroom)
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional
EMDR Certified by the EMDR International Association
Advanced EMDR 2.0 - The Netherlands 2025
Certified Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Treatment Modalities & Advanced Training
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) (96 hours in-class)
EMDR 2.0 (Advanced EMDR)
Clinical Hypnotherapy
Ericksonian Hypnotherapy
Energy Psychology/Emotional Freedom Technique
Somatic & Attachment-Focused EMDR Therapy
Parts Integration/Ego States/Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Jungian Psychology
Somatic Body Work for Releasing Old Patterns & Traumas
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)