Darcie Kelly, LICSW, LCSW

Darcie Kelly is a clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people cope with depression, anxiety, trauma, and life stressors. She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Montana. Darcie aims to match therapy to each person's needs and preferences so sessions stay practical and relevant.

She uses clear, direct methods in sessions and prefers a warm, relaxed style. Conversations focus on what the person is facing now and on small, achievable changes that reduce distress. Darcie blends understanding of brain science with hands-on strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Her work often centers on mood disorders, panic, grief, eating and body-image concerns, and trauma-related issues. She also supports people managing relationship questions, intimacy-related concerns, nontraditional relationship arrangements, and sexual-health topics. Compassion fatigue and parenting strain are other common themes Darcie addresses.

Darcie draws on several clinical approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. Those tools help people learn new ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving so everyday life feels more manageable.

People who choose Darcie usually want straightforward guidance paired with acceptance and respect. She works collaboratively to set goals, track progress, and adjust methods when something isn’t helping. Sessions aim to be useful from the first few meetings onward.

How Darcie’s Approaches Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches practical skills for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and eating concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and learning to accept difficult feelings while taking committed action toward what matters. It is useful when avoidance or rigid control makes life harder.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Darcie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts strategies over time and checks in to make sure change efforts feel useful and realistic.

Online sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different routines. Video works well for deep conversations and skill practice, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit brief check-ins or when someone prefers typing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent amid busy schedules and life changes.