Kelly Curnalia

Kelly Curnalia (born August 19, 1985 as Kelly Renee Shields) is an American psychotherpist and author and Central Michigan University Alum.

Biography
Kelly grew up in Northern Michigan in a small town named Alpena. Before attending Central Michigan University, Kelly completed many of her basic requirements at Alpena Community College. From there Kelly attended pursued her bachelor's degree in psychology where she excelled. Kelly's research into child therapy began with Larissa Niec, a Ph.D. in CMU's pyschology department. With Niec, Kelly earned her first author credit with ''Do parents comply with direct commands? Factors impacting behavioral observations.''. Kelly graduated Summa Cum Laude from CMU in just three years.

Since graduating from CMU, Kelly earned a Master's degree in social work (MSW) and licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). After graduation, Kelly opened The Child and Family Therapy Center of Denver, LLC. Through her work, Kelly has been able to help hundreds of children and families overcome obstacles and strengthen relationships.

Other Work
Kelly has devoted much of her time in Denver to helping kids and has been an instrumental part in the development and continued work of the Butterfly Program. The Butterfly Program is a pediatric palliavtive care program. Kelly's work with the Butterfly Program has helped fill a niche in Colorado that had been unaddressed - helping families with terminally ill children through the end-of-life journey.

Kelly has frequently lectured in the areas of child therapy and pediatric palliative care.

Personal life
Kelly was married on July 30, 2005 to Patrick Curnalia, an attorney in Denver, Colorado.