Our Story

About

I didn’t set out to become a therapist. I started in marketing, which, looking back, is a funny training ground for someone who now spends her days helping people get honest about what’s underneath the story.

Then the wheels came off in my life. I went through a divorce at 28, and it was the start of a much longer unraveling: getting curious about why I kept choosing the partners I chose, learning how to end a cycle of abuse, and slowly figuring out what healthy, healing love actually feels like when it isn’t chaos. And then there was the infertility after I remarried; a decade of hoping, grieving, and starting over.

Healing didn’t come from one place. Yoga was the first thing that taught me healing happens in the body, not just the head. Psychedelic healing later took me somewhere logic never could. And somewhere along that path, it clicked: this is what I’m here to do. I became a therapist.

Along the way, in 2019, I bought a small subscription box company called Happy Rebel Box. It felt like a spark, an invitation to rebel against burnout, perfectionism, and disconnection by choosing joy, intuition, and intentional living. That spark never went out. You can find out more about that and buy my products at: www.happyrebel.com.

Today, I’m a licensed professional counselor, coach, lover of movement, and the author of Embrace the Dark: Heal & Find Balance in Life’s Deepest Shadows. I work with adults on the hard stuff: trauma, grief, infertility, divorce, and the big life transitions. I think of therapy as a season of your life, not your whole life. This site is where it all lives: the therapy work, the book, the podcast, the courses, and the guided practices.

Embrace the Dark & the Light is for the feelers, the seekers, and the healers.
Everything here comes from what I’ve lived and what I’ve learned alongside the people I work with.

What I Offer

Embrace The Dark & The Light offers a powerful blend of personal transformation tools:

🌀 Therapy & Coaching: Trauma-informed, soul-centered, body-based support for adults and couples.
🎤 Podcast with Purpose: Interviews and solo reflections with Kelly, on healing, purpose, and coming home to yourself.
🎓 Courses & Workshops: Online experiences that combine shadow work, spiritual practices, psychology, and creativity to help you reconnect with your inner compass.

Meet Kelly

Welcome. I’m Kelly Street—therapist, coach, writer, and the heart behind both Embrace The Dark & The Light and Happy Rebel.

I didn’t plan on becoming a therapist. I spent over a decade in leadership roles in small businesses, building brands, creating marketing strategies, and helping others grow their visions. But beneath the hustle was a deep ache—years of therapy that never quite landed, a struggle with treatment-resistant depression, and a persistent question: Is this all there is?

Eventually, I stopped searching for someone else to fix me and began the work of truly meeting myself. That path led me through shadow and light, through ancient practices and modern psychology, and ultimately into a whole new career and calling.

In 2020, I left the business world, began working as an independent coach, and enrolled in a Master’s program in Clinical Psychology. I’m now a Licensed Professional Counselor and the founder of Embrace The Dark & The Light, where I support individuals in healing trauma, navigating the shifts of life stages and identities, and reconnecting with the wisdom of their bodies and their souls.

My Approach

I’m not here to fix you. I’m here to walk beside you while you remember who you really are.

I work from a foundation of depth psychology, somatic healing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), sacred ritual, and fierce compassion. I believe the answers we’re seeking already live within us—but we often need support, reflection, and tools to uncover them.

Credentials & Training

  • Licensed Professional Counselor, Minnesota (License #2811)
  • MS in Clinical Psychology, Capella University
  • BA in Communication Studies, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
  • IFS Level 1 + Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy module, 2022
  • Psychedelic Somatic Institute, Trained in 2020
  • RYT 230-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification, 2018
    • Yoga Nidra Certification
  • Reiki Master Certified, 2022 & 2025

Final Thoughts…

I believe that we are all worth the hard work it takes to heal.
I believe that no one is ever too broken, bad, or unlovable.
I believe in embracing both the dark and the light—because both are sacred and necessary.
Thank you for being here. I welcome you.


With love,
Kelly