About Kelly
Kelly Devine is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of practice in California. She brings a direct but warm presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps when substance use becomes a problem. Kelly aims to help people who are struggling with drug or alcohol use feel less alone and more able to make changes that matter to them.
She specializes in addictions, including alcohol, prescription and non-prescription opioids, benzodiazepines, kratom, methamphetamines, and cocaine.
Background and approach
Kelly also supports people dealing with the emotional aftermath of substance use, such as shame, trauma, relationship strain, and questions about identity. Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. Kelly uses harm reduction principles to help clients define what recovery looks like for them, whether that means moderation, abstinence, or another goal.
Sessions are straightforward: she listens, reflects, and helps build clear next steps that fit each person’s life. Kelly draws on several approaches to inform her work, including cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, attachment-based ideas, psychodynamic perspectives, and solution-focused methods. She combines these tools to address both immediate challenges and deeper patterns that keep unhelpful behaviors in place.
People seeking help for postpartum depression or concerns related to military service or veteran issues can find support for the specific stresses those situations create. Sessions are offered in English and are provided through a range of online formats to fit different needs and schedules.
Approaches that shape online care
Kelly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing in many sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and helps people try different ways of thinking and behaving to reduce substance use. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and strengthen a person’s own reasons for change.These methods are offered alongside attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas when deeper relationship patterns or past experiences are relevant. The therapist works with each person to choose which approaches to use. Finding the right mix is a team effort based on your needs, goals, and what feels most helpful in sessions.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit care into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible options for quick updates, shorter reflections, or ongoing support between sessions. Together these formats expand access and let people match the way they communicate to their daily routine.
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Specialties and expertise
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Also works with
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Postpartum depression
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English