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About Kelsey
Kelsey Devries is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) with nine years of experience. She focuses on common early-adulthood stresses like anxiety, relationship strain, and life transitions, and also addresses addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy. She practices in Michigan and offers services in English.
Her approach centers on practical, conversational work. Sessions use client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral techniques and DBT skills to develop coping strategies. She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and commitment to goals.
Kelsey has a broad set of focus areas that include family and relationship concerns, parenting stress, blended family issues, and caregiver strain. She also works with people facing attachment or abandonment worries, body image and emptiness, and substance-related concerns. This range shapes how she helps people prioritize the problems that matter most to them.
In sessions she uses structured problem-solving, skills practice, and reflective conversation. That means setting short-term goals, practicing tools between meetings, and keeping progress straightforward and measurable. The client’s goals guide what tools are used and how quickly the work moves.
Practical matters are handled plainly: cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the online booking flow.
How Kelsey uses practical therapy methods online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting the client’s own goals. It helps people clarify what matters to them and guides how therapy sessions are shaped to fit those priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviors and trying small experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes that young adults face.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication. Those skills can help with relationship strain, intense emotions, and problems that repeat over time.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs and goals. That means plans can change as progress is tracked and priorities shift.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online work can make therapy fit around study, shifts, or a packed schedule by reducing travel and enabling quicker check-ins. Phone or lower-bandwidth sessions can shorten check-ins, while video can let a therapist and client practice skills together and review notes in real time. Licensed professionals will discuss which format best fits a person’s day-to-day life and therapeutic goals.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, relationship and family issues, and related concerns such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using CBT and DBT skills plus mindfulness and motivational interviewing to set goals and practice tools between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in the field and uses that background to support people navigating life transitions and emotional challenges.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker) practicing in Michigan.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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