Kelsey Devries, LMSW

Kelsey Devries is a Licensed Master Social Worker with nine years in the helping professions. She focuses on using cognitive behavioral approaches to support people facing anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, and mood concerns. Kelsey aims to make sessions approachable and practical for people juggling hectic lives.

Her work often addresses relationship strain, parenting stress, intimacy-related issues, and caregiving burdens. She also helps people dealing with trauma and abuse, anger, body image concerns, codependency, and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. Kelsey uses plain language and concrete tools so clients can try things between sessions.

In session she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and DBT skills. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit when they fit a person’s goals. The direction of therapy is set together, focusing on practical steps that match what the person wants to change.

Kelsey pays attention to patterns such as attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, and control issues. She offers focused strategies for addiction-related struggles and co-occurring concerns, aiming to reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. Her style is warm and interactive, with room for humor when it helps the work.

People who reach out can expect clear, manageable goals and skills-based practice. Kelsey works with each person to track progress and adjust plans as life changes. She practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English.

How CBT and Skills Work Online

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety or low mood. It uses exercises and homework to build new patterns that feel more manageable in daily life.

Client-centered work focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience without judgment. This approach helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals before choosing specific techniques.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy provides practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful for strong emotions, relationship conflicts, and impulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate to choose methods that match a person's goals, preferences, and life demands. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions work when a quieter connection or lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or practicing skills between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.