Kelly McClintock is a mother of five, a licensed counselor, best-selling author, sought-after speaker, and co-founder of McClintock Wellness. Her light-hearted, down-to-earth attitude, mixed with a little sass, served her well throughout her social service career, working with a court-ordered, incarcerated population.

Kelly's journey to becoming a "happiness expert" began in one of the unlikeliest places: a jail. As a jail-based therapist, she worked with thousands of incarcerated individuals, providing her a unique view of the profound human desire to overcome difficult circumstances. And then, in early 2014, it was she who was on a mission to escape the darkness that had suddenly engulfed her life.

In her best-selling book, Find Your Happy, Kelly chronicles what she refers to as "the Divine Storm of 2014," which came in the form of a life-threatening diagnosis. And it wasn't her diagnosis; it was far worse. After complaining of leg pain, Kelly's 11-year-old son was diagnosed with a Ewing sarcoma tumor on his left femur. Armed with years of professional counseling experience and the deep belief that happiness is truly the best medicine, Kelly led an integrative approach for her son that focused heavily on mind/body therapies. Find Your Happy allows you to walk beside this mother as she honestly and organically sorts her personal trauma, while developing 30 innovative strategies to comfort, soothe, guide, heal, and help us to persevere. This book is also available as a continuing education course for licensed professionals.

In January 2024, after decades working with an offender population, Kelly sold her practice to devote herself fully to McClintock Wellness. She jokes that she went "from Jail to Kale." As co-founder and CEO, she leads her family business, where the motto is Strong Mind, Strong Body and the focus is integrative therapies for optimal mental and physical health. Through McClintock Wellness, Kelly offers online self-paced courses, one-on-one and family tele-sessions, plus continuing education courses for professionals via their sister platform, Instant CE.
 

And because happiness is truly the best medicine, when she's not writing or running her empire, Kelly can be found laughing her a$$ off with her family, creating a culinary masterpiece, walking the trail, on her yoga mat, enjoying a green juice, or cuddling her sweet golden retriever while binge-watching Netflix.