Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 11 ratings

Kayci Rush

LICSW, 25 years of experience

Authentic
Solution oriented
Open-minded
Virtual
Next available on

About me

I earned my Masters in Social Work from the University of Minnesota had have been a licensed clinical social worker for 15 years. I have worked in a variety of settings with teenagers and young adults who are looking toward the future while living in an uncertain world; women who have had a traumatic birth, or an unexpected disability; women who are looking toward a return to the workforce or a career change; adults looking to improve their relationships or their own quality of life; and those grieving the loss of partner, a child, a parent or other significant relationships.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Clients can expect to feel welcomed and unconditional acceptance as we establish our relationship. It is a safe space for sharing thoughts and feelings that keep bubbling up. We will get to know each other and determine next steps together. Our relationship will be a partnership as we explore your story. I will want to hear where your life story has taken you and where you are looking to go next.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My greatest strength is my varied life experience. I understand the challenges of facing many people who have multicultural relationships and family members. I am an attentive listener and able to identify the skills and strengths you already have to make the changes you are looking for. I'm skilled at sifting through lots of ideas and finding the core desire behind making changes.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My clients are ready for change and are wanting the skills to put the change into action. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed and anxious about life/work balance careers. Family is very important to my clients and is what drives them to want more in their next steps.

Specialties

Top specialties

Other specialties

AnxietyGriefPost PartumTrauma and PTSD

I identify as

Serves ages

Children (6 to 12)Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Solution Focused Brief Treatment

Solution Focused Brief Treatment strives to identify client strengths and increase client capacity to develop and build those areas that support their best life. Solution Focused Brief Treatment believes that the client is the best expert about themselves. Every person has problem solving strategies and has survived different experiences in the past. I work with the client to uncover those strategies and strengthen them through practice and changing mindsets.

Strength-Based

Happiness. Life satisfaction. Loving family relationship. A supportive social network. Many people strive toward happiness. With a strength-based approach the therapist encourages the client engage in specific activities (journaling , mindfulness) which promote positive subjective experiences, identify positive individual traits, and strengthen positive relationships with the aim to improve the client's overall quality of life.

Multicultural

Multicultural relationships in our personal life and in the workplace require special insight and understanding of the role race, racism, and whiteness impact individuals and our partners, families, and colleagues. The challenges of parenting biracial children, providing support to partners and/or those who are facing bias. Being in a multicultural family, I am aware of the impact of discriminatory actions, and micro-aggressions in the workplace and school, and anywhere else life takes us requires a safe place to process and validate racialized trauma. By partnering with the client, we can process harmful events and build inter-personal skills for living and supporting multicultural relationships.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 11 ratings

3 ratings with written reviews

April 26, 2025

Kayci has really helped me develop tools to use when dealing with my adult children. I am feeling stronger and more at peace than at any time in my life.

Verified client, age 65+

Review shared after session 10 with Kayci

March 25, 2025

I love working with Kayci. She gets to the root of what's making you upset/emotional/etc. and finds ways to overcome those hurdles.

Verified client, age 25-34

Review shared after session 5 with Kayci

January 30, 2025

Very easy to talk to.

Verified client, age 45-54

Review shared after session 1 with Kayci