Kelsey Haymond

Kelsey Haymond is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience helping people through hard patches. She focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, and eating or body image concerns. Kelsey aims to build a genuine connection so clients feel heard and understood before making a plan together.

Her style is client-centered and goal-focused. Early sessions usually identify what the person wants to change. From there she uses step-by-step strategies and homework tailored to each person’s needs. She also brings warmth and a bit of humor to sessions when it fits.

Kelsey draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to notice unhelpful thinking patterns and on dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and coping skills. Mindfulness practices are used to strengthen present-moment awareness. She adapts techniques to the issue at hand, whether that is mood, obsessive thoughts, or problems around eating and body image.

She has worked with adults facing depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive concerns, relationship struggles, self-harm, and eating-related problems. Kelsey emphasizes practical tools people can apply between sessions to make gradual changes that feel manageable.

Outside of work she spends time with her husband and new baby girl and enjoys biking, yoga, and outdoor activities. She practices in Utah and conducts sessions in English.

How Kelsey Uses CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and mood-related problems.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills can help people who struggle with strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or impulsive behaviors.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment awareness. It can be useful alongside other strategies for stress, worry, and body image concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to goals, preferences, and the specific problem being addressed. Techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that doing skills practice and brief homework between sessions translates well to everyday life.