Kelsey Haymond , LCSW

Kelsey Haymond is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings nine years of clinical experience to her therapeutic practice. She emphasizes a client-centered approach that prioritizes a genuine, nonjudgmental relationship where people feel validated and able to explore difficult thoughts and emotions. Early in treatment she collaborates with clients to define goals and tailors interventions to those priorities, encouraging practical work between sessions to support lasting change.

Her clinical background includes training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness-informed approaches, and Family Systems theory, and she selects techniques based on each person’s needs. Over the years she has worked with adults facing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, relationship challenges, self-harm behaviors, and suicidal ideation, as well as concerns around stress, parenting, grief, body image, and self-esteem. Her practice emphasizes empowerment, self-exploration, and growth-promoting experiences, and she aims to integrate warmth and occasional lightness alongside serious therapeutic work.

Outside of her professional life she enjoys time with her husband and new baby girl, and she stays active through biking, yoga, basketball, volleyball, and ATVing. As an LCSW, she combines clinical training with practical strategies to help people navigate life’s transitions and challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Kelsey Haymond

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is a practical, skills-based approach that helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and many forms of stress-related difficulties.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on building skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. It can be especially helpful for managing intense emotions, reducing self-harm behaviors, and improving relationship communication.

Mindfulness therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental acceptance of thoughts and feelings. This approach supports stress reduction, improved coping with life changes, and greater self-compassion, and it can complement other evidence-based techniques for mood and body-image concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Kelsey collaborates with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods over time so treatment fits the individual. This collaborative process helps identify which strategies are most useful for a given concern.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and convenience through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain continuity during busy schedules, to access care from different locations within the state, and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable for the client.