Kelsey Devries, LMSW
Supportive therapist who centers your story
Details
| Name | Kelsey Devries |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMSW |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 9 |
About Kelsey
Kelsey Devries is a Licensed Master Social Worker who brings nine years of experience to her practice. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Kelsey aims to create a warm, interactive space where people feel heard and can make steady progress.
She favors Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered work and evidence-based tools like cognitive behavioral strategies and dialectical behavior skills. That mix helps people reframe painful stories, build new habits, and manage intense emotions.
Background and approach
Kelsey uses plain language and concrete tools in sessions so the work feels useful from week one. Her background includes extensive clinical hours working with addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship strain. She draws on nearly a decade of hands-on practice to guide assessments and set realistic goals.
Progress is measured in small, practical steps rather than abstract promises. Kelsey often helps people sort through attachment and abandonment wounds, parenting stress, blended family dynamics, and codependency. She also supports those dealing with anger, caregiver fatigue, body image concerns, and substance use challenges.
Sessions focus on problem solving, skill-building, and making room for the client’s own values. People report working best with her when they want straightforward guidance and compassionate challenge. She structures sessions around each person’s priorities and adapts strategies as needs change.
The aim is to leave clients better able to handle what life brings next.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Kelsey works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Kelsey among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Kelsey directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Kelsey directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translates online
Therapy with Kelsey draws on Narrative Therapy, which focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps create alternative, more helpful narratives. That approach is useful for addressing identity concerns, attachment wounds, and feelings of emptiness. Alongside that, she uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work grounded in each person's values and goals, offering empathy and listening that guide the process.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Kelsey will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together the client and therapist decide whether to prioritize story work, skills training, or a blend of methods, and they adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer different practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief updates, skill practice between sessions, and flexibility during busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into varied schedules while using approaches that match the client’s needs.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Kelsey commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue among other topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Kelsey blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered care and skill-based approaches like CBT and DBT. Sessions are interactive, plainspoken, and focused on practical tools and story work.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has nine years of clinical experience working with addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns and uses that background to shape assessment and treatment planning.
Where is Kelsey licensed and based?
She holds the credential LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and is based in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect.
How does pricing work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Kelsey?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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