Kelly M. Ballard / Medium & Energy Healer

Kelly M. Ballard / Medium & Energy Healer Medium, Intuitive, Reiki Master/Teacher, Minister, Shamanic Energy Juju-er, LOA Lover, Manifesting Maven, & Hugger!

As a fourth generation Medium, Intuitive, Teacher, and Healer, I have been working with, growing alongside, and embracing the adventures of Spirit for over 24 years now. Each session with my clients is an amazing adventure in which I become the conduit between the Spirit world and the living -- infusing each reading with compassion, healing, humor, and the directness and honesty of Spirit. The fir

st encounter of connecting in with a Spirit that I can consciously recall was when I was 8 years old. After that experience, it became my “normal” to be able to see Spirits and of course trying to wrap my head around how I could sense or know something before it would happen. With the support of my Grandma Ceal (who was my first mentor and teacher), my Spirit Guides, the Infinite Creator, so many wonderful living mentors, teachers, and healers, and those friends who have supported me along this road, I feel that in many ways I have only begun to venture down the path that Spirit has laid down before me. In addition to my work as a Medium, I provide various types of Healing modalities to my clients including: Reiki, Shamanism, Sound Healing, Tapping, Kirlian Photography, and Energy Work. Each Healing session is as unique as the client I’m working with is – whatever tools or modalities I’m guided to use, we’ll talk through that process together to create a session that supports my client’s needs to live their best life. I also have extension training utilizing the Law of Attraction and Manifesting, and Coach clients on how to bring those tools into daily practice. I am also an Ordained Spiritualist Minister; this life-changing and affirming experience has shaped my relationship with Spirit in the most amazing ways. As a Minister (who wears a Mediumship related “hat”), I specialize in creating ceremonies for all different types of funerals, celebrations of life, and memorials and committal services. I do a tremendous amount of work with clients and their families who are in the active dying process as well. It’s this important work that takes the fear out of death and dying, and to help a family come together to support each other, in order to continue their relationship and connection even after someone has transitioned to the other side. It has been an incredibly gratifying experience to serve Spirit and my clients in this very personal way. And of course, besides being a Medium, I am also a wife to a fantastic Maine-ah and a “Momma” to two wonderful kiddos and two crazy over-the-top cats - these souls light up my life, fill me with joy, and make me strive to be my most authentic self every day.


​Where My Work Has Been Focused

​For well over 15 years now I have made numerous recurring guest appearances on various talk radio shows, notably "Natural Instincts" with the late Dr. Carol Tunney which was featured on WBTN 1370 am, based out of Bennington, Vermont. And in 2009, I was featured in weekly segments on the "Mulrooney in the Morning" radio show on 104.9 fm in Albany, NY. On July 30th, 2015, "The Kelly Ballard Show: Insight and Inspiration from the Great Beyond" made its debut on Transformation Talk Radio. I also recorded a handful of shows on the BBM Global Network in 2016. I have also been contacted to do Intuitive or Mediumistic consultations, fundraisers, and speaking engagements for many Businesses large and small across the Country; Community Groups & Organizations; University Classes; Therapists and Social Workers; Local & State Police Departments; and Real Estate Agents/New Home Buyers. In 2009 I had the opportunity to work with the very talented Creative Recording Artist and Composer, Peter Koniuto to record my very first Guided Meditation CD, "Beginnings." My second CD in this series, "Courage," was released in 2014 and both are available for purchase. And one of my most favorite hats is one of teacher. I am a Usui Reiki Master and Teacher, teaching all four levels of Reiki; I teach Mediumship & Intuitive Development classes, various webinars on metaphysical and spiritual topics, and also do a tremendous amount of work with the Law of Attraction and Manifesting with clients. With every moment I'm engaged in communication with Spirit, I feel as though I am learning and growing. I feel so honored to do the work that Spirit allows me to do, and I wholeheartedly believe that there is no limit to where we can grow spiritually!

06/06/2026

The number one thing people say after their first session with me? "That was nothing like I expected." I hear some version of this almost every time, and it always makes me smile -- because I remember what most people expect walking in. The nervousness. The uncertainty. The quiet worry that maybe they'll "do it wrong" or that nothing will come through or that it's going to feel strange and uncomfortable. Here's what actually happens.

You sit down. I tune in. And Spirit starts showing up -- through images, feelings, words, sometimes even a sense of humor that catches us both off guard. I've had grandmothers come through referencing inside jokes. Fathers who lead with the most specific, mundane detail just to prove it's really them. Spirit doesn't do generic -- Spirit does personal.

My job is to be the bridge between you and whoever shows up. Your job? Just be there with an open mind and heart. Just be open to receiving whatever Spirit wants you to hear.

Most people leave saying it felt like a conversation -- not anything like what they'd imagined. Just a real, grounded, often deeply emotional exchange that somehow delivers exactly the message they didn't know they needed. And what moves me every single time -- watching someone's face when Spirit brings through that one detail -- that moment is why I do this.

If you've been curious, if you've been circling this for a while, if something in you keeps whispering maybe -- listen to that. That whisper might just be Spirit nudging you toward the conversation you've been waiting for.
Link in bio to book. I'd love to sit with you. 🤍

If you're smudging but still feel heavy -- this is probably why.I've watched this pattern play out hundreds of times ove...
06/05/2026

If you're smudging but still feel heavy -- this is probably why.

I've watched this pattern play out hundreds of times over the years. Someone comes to me and says, "I'm doing everything right -- I'm clearing my space, I'm using sage, I'm burning palo santo -- but I still feel like I'm carrying something that isn't mine."

And almost every time, when I ask, "What's your intention when you clear?" I get a pause. A long one.
Because here's the thing nobody talks about when it comes to energy clearing -- the tools aren't the magic. The sage isn't the magic. The sound bowl isn't the magic. You are. Your intention is what actually directs the energy. Without it, you're performing a ritual. With it, you're transforming your space.

Think of it this way -- lighting sage without intention is like turning on the shower but never stepping in. The water's running. Something's happening. But you're not getting clean.

The fix is so simple it almost feels too easy. Before you reach for any tool, pause. One breath. And name what you're releasing and what you're calling in. It can be silent. It can be whispered. It can be a full-voice declaration in your living room. Doesn't matter. What matters is that you gave the energy a direction to move. Try this the next time you clear your space -- "I release what is not mine to carry. I invite in peace, clarity, and my own highest energy." Then light the sage, ring the bowl, do whatever practice feels right for you. But do it after the intention, not before.

I promise you'll feel the difference. And once you do, you'll never go back to clearing without it.

06/04/2026

Hazel said no and didn't explain herself. And honestly? I've never seen a stronger boundary in my life. I've spent my entire career teaching people about energy -- how to protect it, how to clear it, how to stop absorbing everyone else's stuff. And then I come home and watch my cats absolutely master it without a single workshop.

Oscar's approach to energy he doesn't like? He leaves. Doesn't announce it. Doesn't process it out loud. Just gets up and walks into the other room. Revolutionary, honestly.

And Hazel? Hazel will stare at you with the kind of quiet intensity that makes you question every life choice you've ever made -- and then she'll turn around and take a nap. No guilt. No explanation. Just... done. Meanwhile, most of us are out here writing a three-paragraph text to explain why we need a night to ourselves.

The cats get it. Boundaries don't have to be dramatic. They can just be a quiet no and a really good nap.

06/03/2026

Summer Kelly has entered the chat...

The thing about choosing joy is that it's a daily practice -- not a personality trait...

That random song stuck in your head? That might not be random.Here's what I've learned after 25+ years of sitting with S...
06/02/2026

That random song stuck in your head? That might not be random.

Here's what I've learned after 25+ years of sitting with Spirit and delivering messages -- Spirit sends you the same sign over and over and over again, and waits patiently while you explain it away as coincidence, or stress, or "just one of those things."

And I get it. It's easier to brush it off than to sit with the possibility that something bigger is trying to reach you. That takes a kind of openness most of us weren't taught to trust. But here's what I've seen again and again in sessions -- when someone finally says "I kept seeing 11:11 everywhere" or "my mom's favorite song has been playing nonstop" -- those are rarely throwaway moments. Those are the moments Spirit has been trying to start a conversation.

The signs in this carousel? They're some of the most common ones I see people dismiss. Repeating numbers. A song that won't leave you alone. Chills that roll through your body at the exact right moment. An animal that keeps showing up in ways that feel almost too intentional to be random. Spirit is endlessly creative and deeply personal in how it communicates. The signs that are meant for you will feel specific to you -- and that's exactly why they're easy to wave off. They feel too small, too personal, too "just me" to be real. They're real. And you're not imagining it.

06/01/2026

✨Weekly Energy Update✨

What actually changes when you stop white-knuckling your life and let your soul lead.Because I'll tell you -- it's not w...
05/31/2026

What actually changes when you stop white-knuckling your life and let your soul lead.

Because I'll tell you -- it's not what most people expect.

It's not that everything suddenly gets easy. It's not that the hard stuff disappears. It's that you stop fighting yourself at every turn. You stop spending half your energy arguing with your own knowing.

Decisions start to feel different. Not always simpler -- but cleaner. Like there's a signal coming through that you can actually hear now, because you're not drowning it out with noise and "should" and other people's opinions of your life.

The right people start showing up. Not because the Universe suddenly decided to be nice to you -- but because you stopped settling for the ones who were never really aligned to begin with.

Work stops feeling like survival. It starts feeling like something you're genuinely here to do.

And maybe the biggest shift of all -- you stop waiting for permission. To want what you want. To move toward it. To be someone who trusts herself.

That's what soul-led actually looks like from the inside. And that's exactly the kind of work I do with people.
If this is landing somewhere real for you -- my DMs are open, and I have a few spots for 1:1 work this summer. Let's talk about what's possible for you.

Here's what working with me actually looks like -- and what it does for you.It's not a rigid program with a checklist an...
05/30/2026

Here's what working with me actually looks like -- and what it does for you.

It's not a rigid program with a checklist and a finish line. It's not me telling you what to do or handing you someone else's blueprint for your life. What it *is* -- is you finally feeling like yourself again. Like the version of you that knew things, trusted things, and moved through the world with a kind of quiet confidence you maybe haven't felt in a while.

In a 1:1 session with me, we go all in together. I bring 25+ years of intuitive and energetic work to the table, and we get real -- about what's blocking you, what your spirit is actually asking for, and what your next aligned step looks like. Sometimes there are tears. Sometimes there's laughter. Almost always there's a moment where you say, "I already knew that -- I just needed to hear it out loud."

The shifts I see in clients aren't small. They leave jobs that were slowly crushing them. They repair relationships -- or release ones that weren't theirs to carry anymore. They stop abandoning themselves to keep everyone else comfortable. They start making soul-led decisions and trusting that the Universe has their back.

This work is for you if you're done white-knuckling your way through life and you're ready to actually *feel* good -- not just look like you have it together. It's not for you if you're looking for someone to fix you, because friend, you are not broken.

If something in you just leaned forward while reading this, that's not a coincidence. That's your sign. 💫

Drop "READY" in the comments or send me a DM and let's talk about what's possible for you.

05/29/2026

Friday permission slip: you don't have to be productive today. 🌿

Yes, I said it. And yes, I mean it -- even though I am literally a spiritual entrepreneur who has turned "working on my energy" into a whole career. The irony is not lost on me, friend.

But here's the thing -- rest IS the work sometimes. Play IS the practice. Staring out the window with a cup of tea and absolutely zero agenda? That's not laziness. That's your soul breathing.

The Universe is not keeping a productivity scorecard. Spirit is not up there with a clipboard going "Kelly hasn't optimized her morning yet." Nobody is logging your output. Nobody is disappointed that you took a nap.

So today -- just for today -- let yourself exist without earning it. Laugh at something dumb. Eat the good snack. Text the friend you've been meaning to text. Or do absolutely nothing and feel zero guilt about it.

That's the assignment. That's the whole assignment.

Tag a friend who needs this exact permission slip today -- because we both know they're not going to give it to themselves.

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