Kelly Jude

Kelly Jude accepts Aetna, Independence Blue Cross, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Capital Blue Cross, Centivo, and Highmark. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Pennsylvania are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Kelly Jude is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Kelly is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, so clients located in Pennsylvania can book sessions. Kelly’s Pennsylvania license number is 16822, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Kelly Jude has been practicing therapy for 16 years. Kelly’s education and training include LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker, PA & J. Over that time, Kelly has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Veterans, Neurodivergence, Students, Geriatric clients, Latine Community, and LGBTQ+. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Kelly is part of that group.

Kelly Jude works with BIPOC, Black community, Veterans, Neurodivergence, Students, Geriatric clients, Latine Community, and LGBTQ+ and specializes in ADHD, Anger Issues, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Body Image, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Chronic Illness, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, and Eating Disorders, among other areas. These are the areas where Kelly spends most of their clinical time. Kelly also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Kelly is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Kelly Jude draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP or EXRP), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Exposure, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Kelly’s style is empowering, open-minded, warm, and exploratory. In Kelly’s words: “I pride myself on helping people feel comfortable and accepted for their quirks.”

Kelly Jude offers therapy in English. Kelly provides LGBTQIA+ affirming care.

Kelly Jude offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 500 N 13th Street in Philadelphia. Kelly is licensed in Pennsylvania, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Kelly Jude is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Kelly will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Kelly’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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