Darcie Kelly , LICSW, LCSW

Darcie Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, and other life-interfering stressors. She holds the LICSW and LCSW credentials - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker - and brings extensive graduate-level training to her work. Her academic background includes a BS in Psychology from Indiana University Bloomington, a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla College in Missoula, Montana, and completion of a non-terminal master’s program in Applied Behavior Analysis at Montana State University, which informs her emphasis on behavior change.

She integrates multiple evidence-based approaches, including cognitive and acceptance-based methods, attachment-informed perspectives, client-centered principles, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each person’s needs and preferences. Darcie has experience supporting people with eating and food-related issues, dissociation, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and a range of sexual and relationship styles including polyamory, BDSM, kink, and nontraditional partnerships.

Known for a warm, relaxed, and inviting style, she takes a direct but compassionate approach, meeting people where they are and collaborating on practical strategies for change. She emphasizes a holistic view that combines brain science and psychotherapy, and she aims to offer unconditional positive regard while supporting clients as they pursue their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Darcie Kelly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to guide online work in practical, accessible ways. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to the client and learning flexible, values-driven actions while practicing openness to difficult thoughts and feelings - useful for anxiety, depression, and persistent stress. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and current relational patterns shape emotional responses and relationship dynamics, which can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and family problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration, creating a supportive space to explore self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Darcie works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow people to engage in therapy from home or other comfortable settings, schedule appointments more easily around work and family life, and use the communication style that best supports their progress with licensed professionals and therapists guiding the process.