Kelley Sgroi LMHC, LLC

06/02/2025

🧠 Men’s Mental Health Matters-
Real Strength Starts From Within

This June, during Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s time to break the stigma that asking for help is a sign of weakness.

Real strength 💪 is admitting that life can be hard and everyone needs a hand once in awhile.

At Kelley Sgroi LMHC LLC we celebrate 🥳 men who put emotional intelligence, self awareness and personal growth first. We are here to help you manage anxiety, depression and the everyday stresses of navigating the landscape of an ever changing world.

It is okay to not be okay! 👌

Reach out today for support
941-204-8595

Or schedule online at www.kelleysgroilmhc.com

Serving North Carolina, Florida and Connecticut

Kelley is a licensed mental health counselor and Relationship Coach. She utilizes a solution focused

03/17/2023

Please welcome Krystyna to the practice!

Krystyna is a licensed mental health therapist with over 10 years of experience. During her professional career, Krystyna has worked with children, adolescents, adults and seniors. She has extensive experience in individual therapy, family therapy and couples therapy.
Krystyna strongly believes in a holistic approach to therapy and that all aspects of life are intertwined. Her expertise is in depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues and worry. She also has experience with ADHD, OCD, grief and other, more complicated mental health issues. Krystyna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, mindfulness, and trauma focus techniques to meet the individual needs of each of her clients. She believes in creating a safe therapeutic environment for clients to work through issues and problems that contribute to their mental well-being and help them become the best version of themselves.

01/12/2023

Take a look at our new door! We are moving up in the world, or at least in the building. We are now located in Suite 401. Stay tuned for even more updates.

10/11/2022

Finding Hope and Resilience Is finding hope and resilience difficult? In this episode of Your Superpowered Mind, host Kristin Maxwell welcomes Kelley Sgroi as her guest. They talk about the power of recognizing you have the power to manage your mind. Through this, you can forge hope and resilience o...

10/09/2022

Due to building damage from Hurricane Ian, I am temporarily practicing at a different location. Please reach out for more information.

Also, we are expanding soon with the addition of an amazing therapist. Natasha specializes in substance abuse, adolescents and is bilingual so as a team we hope to meet even more of the needs of our clients

Stay tuned for details …

Kelley Sgroi, LMHC, LLC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Life Coach providing a solution focused approach to improve all areas of your life.

08/11/2022

Tonight 6 PM EDT

Communication is Key

This is the 2nd of a series of 3 classes that I am holding.

The class is based on the foundations in 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman.

I will review the basics from the first class as well.

If connection and communication are regular issues in your relationship then you will find these principles extremely helpful

Message me for the zoom link

07/19/2022

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07/13/2022

Did you know…⁣
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Dr. John Gottoman (The Gottman Institute) has predicted divorce with 95% accuracy after listening to them talk for 15 minutes. In that short time the depth of their friendship, fondness and admiration for each other is clear in the way they speak to each other.⁣
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The foundation of the Sound Relationship House is friendship. The deep seeded kind,maybe the kind you have with some of your oldest friends.⁣
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At the core of this friendship is emotional intelligence. These couples are tuned in to each other emotionally, and tuned in to each of their own emotions as well, feel safe and secure enough to discuss them and then move on.⁣
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The 7 Principles is an ideal way to build and maintain a successful marriage.⁣
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As a leader of the 7 Principles, I have an opportunity for 3 couples to participate in a 7 Principles Workshop .

Message for deets!

07/07/2022

I know how difficult it can be to keep criticism out of a “discussion”

There is a reason criticism is the first of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Gottman)

It is followed by the other 3, starting with defensiveness.

Imagine how much more productive would be if, instead of criticizing each other in an argument,

You could both talk about yourself, how you are feeling and what would make things better for you.

Unfortunately, very few discussions start this way because, well, flooding happens and most of the time we wait until the frustration level is high before we discuss what is actually wrong.

So, what is a gentle start up?

It’s just that ..gently discussing how you feel at the moment without placing the blame or pointing fingers at your spouse.

Give it a try.

Need some examples?

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07/04/2022

Most of you say the thing you struggle with the most in your marriage is communication.

Think back to the last argument you had, with anyone really.

How did it start?
Was there criticism about something?
Did someone get defensive?

Then what?

Let me introduce you to the 4 Horsemen of The Apocalypse
Gottman Relationship Style

Criticism
Defensiveness
Contempt
Stonewalling

Does this sound familiar?

Her “you never pick up after yourself”
Him “What? I pick up after everyone!”
Her “here we go again, I don’t work so I’m lazy right?”
Him “I am not having this conversation”

You get frustrated, you are tired and overwhelmed and you feel overworked and unappreciated.

You just want someone to pick up a little slack.

That is understandable.

When the 4 Horsemen show up in a conversation, an argument usually follows and then on to a major blow up.
Unfortunately, the first 2 Horsemen seem to be present the majority of the time in most relationships. Someone is usually on edge, someone else is taking things personally, and communication goes haywire.

Gottman research has shown that when your pulse rate reaches 100 BPM the fight or flight response is kicking in. Your brain is saying to your body that you are under attack and it’s time to fight for survival.

No new information can come in and no rational thought is present. This is why so many arguments escalate to all out war.

So what can you do about it?

First, the antidotes to the 4 Horsemen

Gentle start up
Take responsibility
Describe your feelings, not your partner’s mistake
Self soothe

Second, introduce repairs. Repairs are how good communicators de-escalate an argument when the 4 Horsemen threaten upheaval.

It is not always easy, but it is always worth it.
For more information on the 4 Horsemen, the antidotes or how to use repairs
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06/20/2022

What makes one couple’s marriage last 50+ years, while so many others
Are barely held together after 5?
At the foundation of any relationship is friendship. Thinking back to the early days of your relationship, did you stay up late into the night sharing stories of childhood, of dreams for the future, of your favorite memories?
When life takes the unexpected, but inevitable twists and turns that life takes, the aspect of the relationship that holds couples together is their friendship.

That’s right, it is not their ability to avoid conflict or a passionate s*x life. It is FRIENDSHIP.

Are you and your partner best friends?
Has the friendship waned over the years while life got busy?
Do you know your partner’s inner world?
Did you marriage start with a foundation of friendship or did it go from 0-100 quickly?

Building love maps, the Gottman Institutes ground floor of the Sound Relationship House, helps couples discover and rediscover why they fell in love to begin with.

For more details about love maps or to learn more about how to use love maps in your marriage
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