WellKind Mental Health - Kalli Portillo

WellKind Mental Health - Kalli Portillo 🌴 therapy in downtown Sarasota, FL
💻 virtual - Florida, Texas, Colorado, Idaho
👀 certified EMDR therapist
🧠 LMHC, LPC, CCTP
🚫Facebook ≠ therapy
(7)

04/08/2026

One of my favorite things about therapy is having a safe space to have big emotions come up in front of someone who doesn’t judge me for them. ✨

It makes me feel like it’s safe to be emotional/sensitive/have big feelings. 🩷

04/08/2026

EMDR is a great therapy, but it’s definitely not the only option!

First, let’s explore the hesitation and concerns to get a good understanding - then, let’s see if it’s worth it to consider another option like CPT instead!

04/07/2026

Sometimes we move so fast! If you need to catch your breath, sit in your car for five minutes when you arrive at your destination before going in. Take some slow breaths & rest for a moment.

& in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Idaho

04/06/2026

Early intervention has been shown to prevent the development of PTSD after a trauma exposure. There are multiple EMDR protocols dedicated to recent traumatic events!

For EMDR therapists, here is a helpful article about early EMDR intervention: https://www.emdria.org/blog/emdr-early-intervention/

Spend 8 days in the jungle with us!! Taking space to breathe, jumping into a refreshing waterfall, eating yummy food, mo...
04/02/2026

Spend 8 days in the jungle with us!! Taking space to breathe, jumping into a refreshing waterfall, eating yummy food, moving your body, and becoming more aligned than ever before ✨🪽

📅 Jan 30 - Feb 7, 2027
📍 in Uvita, Costa Rica
💰 early bird rates ⬇️ payment plans available
$1,999 shared room, $2,399 private room

DM & for more information or to apply to join us! 🩷

04/02/2026

Good morning!! A full day of trauma therapy sessions today. I absolutely love this job and getting to work with people who show up so wholeheartedly, authentically, and vulnerably.

📍 Virtual trauma therapy in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Idaho

🛋️ In-person trauma therapy in downtown Sarasota

✨ Specialized trauma therapy using the top two trauma modalities: EMDR & CPT

Regardless of the supreme courts decision, I want to make it abundantly clear that WellKind Mental Health will never eng...
04/01/2026

Regardless of the supreme courts decision, I want to make it abundantly clear that WellKind Mental Health will never engage in conversion therapy. Therapy should honor client autonomy, not override it. The work of therapy is to help people explore, understand, and move toward healing in a way that is aligned with their own values, identity, and lived experience, not any therapist’s personal beliefs or agenda.

I’m profoundly proud of my LGBTQ+ clients who show up to therapy to grow and heal from their trauma. ✨🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨

04/01/2026

Babes, I spent over $200,000 to go to school to become a trauma therapist & become EMDR trained and certified and I still can’t do EMDR on myself because it’s just not safe.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but EMDR therapy requires a trained therapist, because trauma healing is deeply relational. It’s not usually a DIY, self-help process. Recovering from PTSD requires a nuanced and targeted approach.

There are some EMDR-type activities that can be done without a therapist/self-led, but the actual therapy requires a therapist.

📍 Virtual trauma therapy in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Idaho

🛋️ In-person trauma therapy in downtown Sarasota

✨ Specialized trauma therapy using the top two trauma modalities: EMDR & CPT

I posted about how much has changed for me physically in the past 10 months since my mastectomy, but as a mental health ...
04/01/2026

I posted about how much has changed for me physically in the past 10 months since my mastectomy, but as a mental health therapist I feel I have to share the mental toll this journey took on my health.

Physically, I would say I’m about at 95% percent back to where I was pre-mastectomy & I owe that completely to pilates & physical therapy.

Mentally, it took even more work to get to the place of being okay again. EMDR therapy played a massive role in my mental healing. It allowed me to stop feeling panicked to the point of nausea when thinking about the memories. It allowed me to feel safe in my body again. It helped me make peace with my decisions. It enabled me to reclaim my life & future.

If you are still healing from a mastectomy (mentally or physically) please know that it doesn’t happen overnight, and that your story is not over yet. You have no idea how you’ll feel a year from now. Maybe your chest feels totally normal. Maybe your body adjusts and accommodates the amputation & you find a new normal.

What I don’t want is for you to navigate this alone. I can unequivocally say that my support system heaved me over its metaphorical shoulder and CARRIED my tired ass all the way here. And you deserve to be carried too.

What feels crazy for me to admit is that I don’t just feel 100% back to how I was before this life changing surgery, I actually feel better. I love and respect myself more. I trust my body more. I don’t have the daily panic of “is it my turn to have breast cancer?” anymore. I reprioritized what’s important in my life. I care a lot less about a lot of things. My days are filled with things that make me happy now. Being diagnosed as high risk for breast cancer grabbed me by the face & reoriented me so hard. And now I get to live in the gift that was that reorienting, aligned with my purpose and vision for my life.

I hope that if you need mastectomy support, you’ll reach out. To me. To your surgeon. To your social media friends. To your actual friends. To your therapist. To your psychiatrist. To your psychical therapist. To literally anyone. Don’t do this alone.

03/31/2026

Consent is a daily practice for trauma survivors! In therapy we restore your autonomy and choice by empowering you to make decisions about your own care. Consent can be withdrawn at ANY POINT in every situation, but especially in trauma therapy.

Change your mind & do it shamelessly!! We’re here to support and listen to you!

03/31/2026

So happy to be back to seeing clients today. So annoyed that I forgot my computer charger. Literally had a nightmare last night that someone stole my car & I couldn’t do my first telehealth session of the day and no-showed on them. 🤣

Happy Tuesday 🩷

📍 Virtual trauma therapy in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Idaho

🛋️ In-person trauma therapy in downtown Sarasota

✨ Specialized trauma therapy using the top two trauma modalities: EMDR & CPT

03/30/2026

I had my annual doctor appointment this morning & the medical assistant asked me “any surgeries or hospitalizations” and when I said “I had a double mastectomy in May” she thought I misspoke. So she asked again. And poking my implants I said “yep, double mastectomy - these guys are fake” and she was so shocked. And frankly, I get it. Because what young person deserves to be having their chest amputated? But when she asked how I’m feeling now, I confidently got to say “I feel amazing, never better” and I. MEANT. IT. 😭 The level of anxiety I had before surgery was off the charts 📈 & the level of anxiety I have now is a near zero most days. No more mammograms. No more biopsies. Just me & my risk reducing implants against the world.

Address

1487 2nd Street, Suite C5
Sarasota, FL

Telephone

+19417996604

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when WellKind Mental Health - Kalli Portillo posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to WellKind Mental Health - Kalli Portillo:

Shortcuts

Share

Category