About Kevin
Kevin Kelsey is a licensed clinical social worker with 26 years of experience helping people manage worry, low mood, and life transitions. He practices in California and focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, improve self-esteem, and build motivation. He also supports people living with attention difficulties and related struggles.
Kevin keeps sessions straightforward and grounded. He invites clients to talk about what matters most and works with them to set clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on skills and steps clients can try between meetings. Simple tools and short-term strategies are common parts of the work. His background includes long-term practice across different settings, which informs a flexible approach.
He brings experience helping people who face isolation, identity concerns, grief, end-of-life questions, and parenting or adoption-related stress. He also addresses issues like body image, communication breakdowns, and forgiveness. Kevin often uses methods that help people build coping skills and find motivation when change feels hard.
He pays attention to everyday barriers such as concentration or memory problems and tailors suggestions to each person’s routine. Meetings are collaborative and paced to what each person can manage. People who choose him usually want practical support and clear next steps.
He speaks English and offers therapy through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. He is licensed as an LCSW in California and Illinois and works with adults seeking help for the concerns listed above.
How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It is useful when intense moods or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily life. Motivational Interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change by exploring ambivalence and building internal motivation. It can be helpful when someone feels stuck or unsure about making changes. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and noticing what works; sessions often identify immediate goals and tiny experiments to test between meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these options with the client and together decide what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process can be adjusted over time as goals evolve.
Online therapy with Kevin is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full discussion and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick check-ins or step-by-step coaching during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical skill building.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- California, Illinois
- Languages
- English