The Inward Turn
Integrative Psychotherapy for Self-Discovery
Individual Psychotherapy (Virtual – California & Oregon) | Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (In Person – Palo Alto, CA)
A Space for Connection
People arrive here for different reasons. Anxiety. Grief. Feeling flat or empty. Often, relationships aren’t working. Or there’s a sense of disconnection — of something missing that feels essential but is hard to put into words. There may be difficulty with self-criticism, a challenging transition, or a longing for meaning or renewal. For many who arrive here, there’s a gap between what’s been accomplished and feeling truly satisfied or fully alive. It’s all very human stuff.
Many people who land here have already done meaningful work. They’ve read, they’ve been in therapy, they’ve been thoughtful about their lives. But our most challenging patterns persist because they’re held in deeper layers of mind that thinking alone doesn’t reach. Making contact with those layers is where things get interesting.
What brings you here? What is calling for your attention?
Welcome.
I’m glad you’re here.
I’m Kelley Parke, a licensed psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience with mindfulness-based experiential therapy.
We all know the difference between understanding something and actually feeling it shift. Insight has its value, but some patterns don’t change until we engage them at a felt, bodily level. That’s the aim of experiential therapy.
Through this work, people often:
Feel less anxious and handle stress with more ease
Shift limiting patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior
Heal from trauma and release long-held emotional burdens
Show up more fully in relationships
Live with more presence, meaning, and confidence
Therapy often starts as a response to difficulty but it can become something more—a space for self-discovery and living more fully. living more fully.
An Integrative Approach
We start by talking about what’s happening in your life, what’s difficult, what matters to you, what you yearn for. Together we map where you are, where you want to be, and what has been limiting movement. Depending on your needs and interests, we might work on foundations like sleep, exercise, stress management, and other dimensions of self-care. I offer a variety of resources to support practices between sessions for clients who want them.
As trust develops and you feel ready, the work becomes more experiential. We pay close attention to what’s happening in the body and emotions — the layers of experience that influence daily life but usually stay below awareness. Sometimes that contact alone is enough to initiate meaningful change. Other times we work more actively, creating the conditions for old patterns to shift at their source.
What I Offer
Individual Psychotherapy
(Virtual – California and Oregon)
Online psychotherapy for adults seeking greater clarity and self-connection. Sessions offer space to slow down, find ground, and work with patterns that shape how life feels and unfolds. It’s a process that blends presence, self-acceptance and transformation.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
(In-Person – Palo Alto)
For those who have felt stuck and are curious about how ketamine might support deeper work. Within a safe, attuned framework, KAP can help soften defenses that keep important material out of reach, evoke fresh perspectives on familiar patterns, and support the processing of old emotional wounds.
Getting Started
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation
If you'd like to explore working together, send a brief email or voicemail about what's bringing you to therapy. We'll schedule a free 20-minute phone or video consultation to talk through your needs and see if my approach feels like a good fit.
Arrange your first session
If we decide to move forward, we’ll schedule an initial 75-minute session. You’ll receive a secure client portal link where you can complete intake forms and review practice policies.
Ongoing sessions
After the first meeting, we typically continue with weekly sessions. This frequency provides the continuity that depth work requires. Over time, we can revisit the pacing based on your needs and goals.
— Henry David Thoreau, Walden
If You’re Thinking About Reaching Out
Whether you’re ready to look at what’s happening inside, or simply feeling stuck or overwhelmed, we can start with a conversation.