Deveta Gelispie, LCSW - Therapist in Illinois

About Deveta

Deveta Gelispie is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of practice. She works from Illinois and focuses on practical support for people dealing with relationship struggles, parenting concerns, mood changes, addiction, and other life stresses. She aims to create a calm space where concerns can be named and talked through without judgment.

Her style is straightforward and listening-first. She centers connection and empathy in sessions and asks questions that help people notice what matters most.

Background and approach

Sessions tend to be collaborative and geared toward small, doable changes rather than long lists of tasks. Deveta uses tools from evidence-based methods, including techniques that help shift thoughts and behaviors and strategies that build motivation. She also draws on approaches that help people find meaning and set realistic goals.

These methods are applied in simple, practical ways that parents and busy adults can use between sessions. She has experience addressing grief, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, sleep problems, and intimacy issues, among other concerns. Additional areas of focus include multicultural concerns, money and financial issues, and relationship patterns such as jealousy or commitment worries.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Deveta works within a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and holds licenses in Illinois and Virginia as an LCSW.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on providing a warm, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead. It helps people feel heard and better understand their own values and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions influence each other. It gives clear tools for changing unhelpful thinking and improving mood or behavior, which can help with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and many daily struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can be adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions are an option when video isn’t convenient, and live chat or text-based messaging offer shorter, flexible check-ins. These formats help maintain continuity of care and allow people to use therapy in ways that match their schedule and comfort.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?

She works with a wide range of concerns including relationships, parenting, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life challenges.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Sessions emphasize listening, connection, and practical steps. The work is collaborative and focuses on small, doable changes you can use between sessions.

What is her background and clinical experience?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of therapeutic experience working with diverse concerns and populations.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) with Illinois and Virginia license numbers IL LCSW 149020644 and VA LCSW 0904018359, and is based in Illinois.

Which languages and international services are available?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she use?

She provides online care via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How are costs and payment handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Licensed: Illinois, Virginia
Languages: English

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