Kelsey Haymond , LCSW

Kelsey Haymond is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of clinical experience supporting adults through life transitions and emotional challenges. She practices from a client-centered perspective, prioritizing a genuine therapeutic relationship where people feel heard, validated, and free from judgment. Early in treatment she collaborates with each person to set clear goals, and most of the work is organized around those priorities while also including opportunities for self-exploration, skill building, and practical work between sessions.

Kelsey has experience addressing depression, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, grief and loss, and a range of eating and body-image related issues. She also supports those navigating obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic and phobias, postpartum mood concerns, self-harm, and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends evidence-informed strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness practices with solution-focused techniques tailored to each individual’s needs.

Throughout the therapeutic process she aims to bring warmth, hope, and occasionally lightness and laughter to help make change more sustainable. Outside of clinical work she enjoys time with her husband and new baby girl, as well as biking, yoga, basketball, volleyball, and ATVing in Utah.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care with Kelsey Haymond

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and many day-to-day difficulties by teaching practical skills and experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed techniques emphasize emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. These tools can be especially helpful for managing intense emotions, improving communication, and reducing impulsive or self-harming behaviors.

Kelsey also integrates mindfulness-based practices to help clients build present-moment awareness and steady focus, which can support stress reduction, improved coping, and greater self-compassion.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelsey works with each person to clarify goals, preferences, and needs, then adapts methods so therapy feels useful and manageable rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it possible to fit sessions into busy schedules, continue care during life changes, and access therapeutic support from home or other convenient locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who use evidence-informed approaches.