Collaborative Partners &
Our Providers

As a native of southwestern Virginia, Kelley Kinder founded The Brain Clinic to provide the area with access to mental health treatment targeted toward the needs of the aging population. With two decades of experience in counseling and psychology, Kelley’s empathy and compassion for the individuals she treats are instantly apparent.

Kelley is currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, and she is expected to complete her PsyD degree in 2026. Her doctoral studies, internship, and research have focused on psychotherapy interventions for older adults, cognitive evaluation, and healthy aging. She is passionate about providing assessment and psychotherapy for individuals who are experiencing cognitive decline and educating her community on healthy aging. Kelley conceptualizes mental health challenges from a trauma-informed, biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective and approaches therapy primarily from a cognitive-behavioral framework. When treating individuals diagnosed with dementia, Kelley delivers person-centered therapy integrated with reminiscence techniques and values-based interventions.

Kelley is credentialed as a licensed professional counselor in Virginia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Her prior education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise (2006) and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University (2016). Kelley receives weekly supervision and consultation from Andrew L. Heck, Psy.D., ABPP. Information about Dr. Heck’s background and experience can be found here.

In addition to her work at The Brain Clinic, Kelley is the founder and current President of The Appalachian Memory & Aging Initiative, a non-profit organization with the mission of strengthening and expanding a collaborative network of dementia and aging-related services across rural central Appalachia.

In her spare time, Kelley enjoys being with her husband, stepdaughter, and two miniature schnauzers, along with her other family members. She loves traveling to cities that are embedded with rich history, beautiful architecture, nice restaurants, and breathtaking coastlines. She also enjoys listening to nearly all genres of music, shopping at antique and thrift stores, and experiencing times of solitude and gratefulness.

Dr. Andrea Sartori (or “Andrea” as she typically tells her patients to call her) is a clinical neuropsychologist specializing in aging and dementia. She earned her PhD in Medical/Clinical Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed a neuropsychology-focused predoctoral internship/residency at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center followed by a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at The Alpert Medical School of Brown University where she remained on as a faculty/attending staff member for several years before moving to South Carolina. While living in the Charleston area, she worked in a local neuropsychology private practice prior to joining the Medical University of South Carolina as an assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, division of Neuropsychology. Dr. Sartori has expertise in neuropsychological evaluation of adults and older adults and has worked extensively with patients who have memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, multiple sclerosis, stroke, brain injury, and complex medical conditions. In addition to working with patients and their families, she has supervised numerous trainees over the years including neuropsychology interns, fellows, graduate students, medical students, and medical residents. 

Dr. Sartori’s clinical approach is patient-centered and collaborative. She believes patients should be actively involved in their healthcare, with accessible providers acting as team members to help guide choices and treatment based on each patient’s unique situation and needs. She has particular interest in education and outreach, and has given many talks and interactive workshops to community groups about cognitive aging and brain health. In fact, this has been a passion of hers since before she attended graduate school many years ago, when she was living in her hometown in rural Western Massachusetts and volunteering at The Memory Clinic in Bennington, Vermont. This is why she is particularly excited to help The Brain Clinic fulfill its mission to expand this type of critical care and outreach in Southwestern Virginia.