Kelsey DevriesLMSW

Kelsey Devries is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and grief. She brings a warm, interactive style to sessions and aims to make the process approachable. Many clients appreciate a therapist who balances direct skill-building with a relaxed atmosphere.

In sessions she uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy alongside client-centered listening. She focuses on concrete skills - like managing strong emotions, improving communication, and creating daily coping routines. Treatment starts with the client’s goals and moves at a comfortable pace.

Kelsey has worked with people facing trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and substance use concerns. She also addresses issues such as attachment wounds, body image, caregiver stress, and blended family challenges. Her experience includes helping people through major life changes and periods of emptiness or low self-esteem.

Her approach mixes evidence-based techniques with motivational interviewing to support behavior change and boost readiness for new steps. Mindfulness practices are woven into sessions to help reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. Kelsey aims to make therapy feel collaborative - clients set priorities and she offers tools to reach them.

Clients in Michigan can expect straightforward guidance and skill-focused work tailored to everyday life. Kelsey tries to keep sessions comfortable and grounded, with a focus on practical progress and personal values.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. It helps people clarify values and goals while feeling heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems down into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelsey will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to emphasize. That plan can change as progress is made and new issues come up.

Confirm the session formats before booking because this profile does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports using real-life examples from the home environment during skills practice and makes it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life transitions.