Kelsey Haymond, LCSW - Therapist in Utah

About Kelsey

Kelsey Haymond is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience. She focuses on creating a genuine relationship where people feel heard and respected. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, with an emphasis on practical goals.

Kelsey aims to include some lightness and laughter alongside hard work in sessions. Kelsey uses a client-centered approach that begins with listening. Early on she and the person seeking help set clear goals together.

Background and approach

Sessions often include skills practice and hands-on suggestions to use between meetings. Progress is tracked against the goals chosen by the client. Her clinical interests include stress, anxiety, mood concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and compassion fatigue.

She also addresses eating and body-image concerns, communication problems, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic, phobias, postpartum depression, self-harm, and related worries. Kelsey describes her work as practical and collaborative, focusing on what the client wants to change. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

These approaches are chosen based on each person’s needs and preferences. Kelsey blends evidence-based techniques with mindful strategies and short-term goal work. Kelsey is based in Utah and holds the LCSW credential, Utah LCSW 9420411-3501.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling.

Practical therapy approaches you can use online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replaces them with more useful habits. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and other mood concerns. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication skills; it can be helpful for intense emotions, self-harm urges, and relationship struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress happens. This collaborative process helps match methods to real-life needs.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, while phone sessions provide an easy alternative when video is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between meetings or when brief support is needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule or a changing routine.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Kelsey address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include eating and body-image concerns, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic and phobias, postpartum mood changes, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

The approach is client-centered and collaborative. Sessions emphasize goal setting, practical skills, and some mindful techniques with a friendly, down-to-earth tone.

What background and clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of clinical experience working with mood and anxiety related issues, eating and food-related struggles, and related concerns. Her work blends short-term skill building with longer term exploration when needed.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, Utah LCSW 9420411-3501, and practices from Utah.

Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?

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

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Multiple formats allow flexibility depending on preference.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Utah
Languages: English

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