ABOUT

Portrait of Kelly Hill, Seattle-based licensed clinical mental health counselor and AASECT certified sex educator

About Kelly Hill

As someone who lives with a chronic condition and is the caregiver of a young adult who is significantly impacted by their developmental disability, I understand the emotional weight of navigating systems that often don’t make space for us. I also know that our stories are more than just struggle—they hold moments of connection, identity, and possibility.

These lived experiences, along with a consideration of my privileged identities, inform my work and my commitment to social justice.

kelly’s Experience

Relevant Work

2016-2021 Therapist in community mental health agencies and in supportive housing/medical setting

2005-2013‍ ‍Public Speaker, Educator, and Peer Counselor @ BABES Network-YWCA

2005-2019 HIV/sexual health educator (contract) at Seattle Public Schools

Education

2016 Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Antioch University Seattle

2011 University of Washington LEND graduate:
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental & Related Disabilities

Professional Development (Abridged version)

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder, 2026

  • Working with Chemsex: A Mindfulness-Based Approach, 2026

  • Trauma’s Contribution to OCD & Considerations for Treatment, 2026

  • Rewriting Desire: Narrative Therapy, Kink and the Erotic Imagination, 2026

  • Sex on the Spectrum: Navigating Relationships, Dating, and Sexuality with Autism, 2026

  • Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP): The Gold Standard in Anxiety & OCD Treatment, 2025

  • AASECT Disability SIG: Sex Toys, Accessibility, and Disability, 2025

  • Somatic Sex Therapy, 2025

  • Dr. Sue Johnson's Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, 2025

  • 2-Day Workshop: Contemporary Practices in the Treatment of Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), 2025

  • Autism and Suicide: What You Need to Know, 2025

  • Mastering the Subtleties of ERP for OCD: Preparing Your Clients for Success, 2025

  • Neurodiversity-Affirming Strategies for Treating Co-Occurring OCD and Autism, 2025

  • Northwest Institute On Intimacy Advanced Clinical Sexology Training Intensive, 2023

  • 8 week Death Doula/End of Life Care training with A Sacred Passing, 2023

  • Disability Justice for Sexuality Professionals Part 2, Ante Up!, 2024

  • Disability Justice for Sexuality Professionals Part 1, Ante Up!, 20222

  • Neurodiversity, Autism & Human Sexuality, 2022

  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Pat Ogden, PhD: Body Oriented Therapy Techniques for Trauma and Attachment, 2017

Membership

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) Disability Justice and Sexuality Special Interest Group(SIG) Co-Chair

Council member, Mental Health Provider Representative, Seattle Transitional Grant Area HIV Planning Council, 2026-present

Served on Governor appointed WA State Developmental Disabilities Council 2018-2021
https://www.ddc.wa.gov/

MoDALITIES

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