Meet Kelly L. Campbell

We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Kelly L. Campbell a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Kelly, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?

It’s been said that the purpose of life is to discover your gift, then develop it to give it away. It took me four decades to understand that I was meant to help others heal their childhood trauma.

I thought that my greatest purpose was to empower leaders through coaching, speaking, and retreat facilitation so they could tap into their innate power and contributory gifts, including regeneration of the earth. I will continue to do so, but I also recently accepted the call to take my work a step further—as a holistic healing practitioner for individuals who have experienced deep trauma.

I found my purpose through deep listening and following the things that seemed to flow with ease. Over time and with practice, I learned to trust myself and the sensations in my body when things felt aligned—regardless of how my work was perceived by others.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?

I started a cause marketing agency at 22 years old, and though I didn’t know it until I sold it 14 years later, I had started that business out of a response to the trauma I had endured during my formative years. I was trying to prove to myself, my mother, and the world that I had value, that I was worthy, and that I mattered. After the sale of the agency, I began a consulting career to help others agency owners scale their businesses. Fairly quickly, the money paled in comparison to the fulfillment that came from coaching other leaders. That’s where I began to make the correlation between unresolved trauma and leadership style and efficacy. This unique focus in my coaching practice was also the premise of my first book, published by Wiley in late April 2024—HEAL to LEAD: Revolutionizing Leadership through Trauma Healing.

I am honored to facilitate retreats for those interested in high-conscious leadership, which entails taking radical responsibility for integrating their trauma, embodying vulnerability, leading with compassion, and lighting the way for others, especially as it relates to our more-than-human kin. I have several retreats coming up in 2025, which can be found on my website at klcampbell.com.

What I’m most excited about is the trajectory of my one-on-one healing work as a practitioner. Instead of focusing on one particular modality, I combine my training as a certified trauma-informed coach, Reiki Level III practitioner, and a cuddle therapy professional with the natural tools of aromatherapy, bian stone fire cupping, cord cutting, plant sweeping, and lapidary medicine. These eight components of my practice—conscious communication, energy, physical touch, olfaction, detoxification, detachment, plant teachers, and spirit crystals—create the container that allows deep stagnation to be released from the auric body, or human energy field (HEF). The entirety of this field as we know it right now includes the physical body (etheric, emotional and mental bodies), the astral body, and the spiritual body (the etheric template and celestial and causal bodies). Beyond this, I’ve recently started moving into Core Energetics work, which is likely to become the foundation of my focus moving forward.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Curiosity, self-awareness, and humility have probably been the most impactful aspects of my journey thus far.

My advice for emerging leaders in any field is to maintain an open mind so you don’t automate yourself or others. Constantly challenge your own assumptions and notice when judgement is creeping in. Developing self-awareness comes from putting yourself in the observer’s seat often, which also means actively listening and practicing conscious communication.

And no matter how successful you believe you are (or are not), humility is rooted in oneness. At any given moment, remember that the circumstances of your life could have been very different; you are never better than or worse than anyone else. If you believe either, wonder why an aspect of them is making you feel that way, and it may highlight how they represent something about yourself that you are afraid of / not proud of, or they may possess something that you subconsciously desire.

Tell us what your ideal client would be like?

My ideal clients for Trauma-Informed Leadership Coaching are emerging and established leaders (in any industry) who believe they’re meant for more. They are self-aware enough to recognize that trauma may be holding them back from true freedom and their next level of impact. They may be called to a different direction for their work in the world and/or a life that’s more aligned with their values.

For trauma cleansing, I work with openminded individuals who have experienced deep trauma and are looking for an approach that is rooted in traditional, energetic, and spiritual cleansing. These sessions are in-person, so they would need to be in the New York City metro area or I may travel to clients in some cases.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://klcampbell.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelly.l.campbell/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellylcampbell

Image Credits

Kellie Walsh