Kelsey Haymond, LCSW

Kelsey Haymond is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nine years of experience helping adults navigate hard moments. She focuses on building a straightforward, nonjudgmental relationship so people feel safe talking about what matters most to them. Kelsey emphasizes practical skills and clear goals so sessions stay focused and useful.

Her style is collaborative and grounded. Early sessions usually set specific goals together and then the work follows those priorities. She mixes hands-on tools with opportunities to reflect so people can use new skills between appointments.

Kelsey commonly helps with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, body image and eating-related issues, obsessive or compulsive thoughts, panic, phobias, and mood struggles. When safety concerns like self-harm or suicidal thoughts appear, she addresses them directly and with care.

Her approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, and solution-focused work. That means clients can expect skill-building, attention to thinking patterns, emotion regulation tools, and practical steps toward change.

Outside of work she spends time with her family and enjoys biking, yoga, and outdoor activities. Kelsey aims to keep sessions warm and down-to-earth while helping people make steady progress toward their goals.

How Kelsey’s Approaches Work Online

Kelsey uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy as key ways to help people make change. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new actions to shift mood and behavior. DBT offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to manage intense feelings and reduce reactive behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Kelsey will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and what feels most useful. That collaborative plan can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video is useful for more in-depth skill teaching and interactive work, while phone sessions can be an option when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, frequent check-ins and support between appointments. These formats aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.