Kelsey Devries, LMSW

Kelsey Devries is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) who brings nine years of experience to sessions. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship and intimacy concerns. Her approach aims to make clients feel comfortable and heard from the first visit.

Kelsey uses client-centered work alongside practical, skills-based methods. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and DBT skills to help people change patterns that cause distress. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when they fit someone’s goals.

In sessions she concentrates on clear, achievable steps. That can mean learning skills for managing intense emotion, practicing new ways to communicate, or breaking larger problems into small tasks. The focus is driven by the person sitting in the room and what they want to change.

Kelsey has worked with issues that often show up together, such as trauma, substance use, codependency, and difficulties with attachment. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, blended family challenges, body image concerns, and feelings of emptiness.

People who choose her can expect a warm, interactive style that values collaboration. She aims to make therapy feel approachable, and to help clients build practical habits they can use outside sessions.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own priorities and encourages honest, nonjudgmental conversation; it helps when someone wants a collaborative space to set goals and explore feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, emphasizes practical steps and changing unhelpful thought patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone is ready to try structured exercises. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with self-soothing, communication, and building routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Kelsey will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That discussion is collaborative and may shift as therapy moves forward.

Confirm session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, avoid camera use if preferred, or schedule sessions around work and family commitments. Ask about the specific formats offered when you start the matching process to make sure they fit your routine.