Our Story
Bloom and Becoming Coaching is a Colorado-based mental health coaching practice offering compassionate, accessible support through psychoeducation, group facilitation, and individual coaching. Founded by a master’s-level psychology professional, Bloom and Becoming provides outpatient mental health and addiction-focused groups, one-on-one coaching sessions, and guidance for individuals and families navigating treatment options. While services are not therapy or clinical care, our work focuses on empowering people with education, practical tools, and informed support to foster insight, resilience, and meaningful personal growth.
Meet the Coach
Kelly Fitzsimmons
My work sits at the intersection of people, systems, and care. For over a decade, I’ve worked in addiction, trauma, and mental health treatment settings, supporting individuals, families, and the organizations designed to help them heal. Over time, I came to see that meaningful recovery isn’t just about clinical work—it’s also about education, structure, sustainable systems, and helping people understand what support actually looks like in real life.
I earned my undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and completed my master’s degree in psychology at Pepperdine University. While I originally trained in a marriage and family therapy program, I later transitioned into a general psychology master’s with an emphasis in industrial‑organizational psychology after recognizing a consistent gap in the field. There are many skilled clinicians doing deeply important therapeutic work, but far fewer professionals focused on helping individuals and families navigate treatment, or helping organizations build ethical, effective, and sustainable systems of care behind the scenes.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked across a wide range of environments, including a Level 1 lockdown facility for youth in the juvenile justice system, detox, residential and outpatient treatment programs, sober living environments, and trauma‑focused centers. I’ve held roles ranging from technician and case manager to director of operations, helped build a luxury residential treatment program from the ground up, and facilitated both mental health psychoeducation groups and addiction‑focused groups for over eight years, in both in‑person and virtual settings. Since 2020, I’ve continued this work in outpatient settings and through ongoing partnerships.
Today, my work supports both individuals and organizations—each in different but complementary ways. With individuals and families, I offer psychoeducation and coaching to help people better understand mental health, recovery, and the brain, build practical coping and grounding skills, and create supportive structure in daily life. With organizations and treatment providers, I bring operational, program‑development, and systems‑level support shaped by years of on‑the‑ground experience.
My background includes education and experience in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Internal Family Systems–informed concepts, nutrition and the brain, and nervous system regulation. All services are provided strictly within a psychoeducational and coaching scope. I am not a licensed therapist or clinician and do not provide therapy, diagnosis, or clinical treatment.
At the heart of all of my work is the same goal: to make mental health and recovery feel more understandable, accessible, and sustainable—whether that’s for someone seeking personal support or for a program striving to deliver care with integrity.
Outside of work, I’m a cheer coach, spend most of my time with my three dogs, and feel most grounded when I’m outdoors—surfing, paddleboarding, or simply being in nature.