Kelsey Haymond

Kelsey Haymond is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah who focuses on helping people move through stressful and painful times. She brings nine years of experience to her work and aims to build a genuine, nonjudgmental relationship where people can talk openly. Kelsey emphasizes letting the person guide what they want to address and setting clear goals together early on.

Her sessions center on practical steps and real-life skills. She uses methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and learn better coping habits. Mindfulness techniques and solution-focused work are offered when they match a person’s goals. Kelsey adapts techniques to each person rather than following one fixed plan.

She has supported people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, and body image concerns. Her background also includes work around eating and food-related issues, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic and phobias, postpartum depression, self-harm, and compassion fatigue. Relationship and family problems, parenting strain, and challenges common to young adults and women are also areas she addresses.

Kelsey describes sessions as a combination of listening, goal-setting, and practical work to try between visits. She aims to bring hope, small steps, and occasionally some lightness into the process. Outside of work she enjoys time with her family, biking, yoga, and outdoor recreation.

People who want a collaborative therapist who focuses on clear goals and everyday skills may find her approach helpful. She works in Utah and conducts sessions in English.

Approaches that guide online work and skill building

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. It focuses on simple exercises and small experiments to try between sessions.

DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It can be useful when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make daily life hard.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Kelsey will work with each person to choose which methods fit best for their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts plans as work progresses.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can use CBT and DBT skills effectively in remote sessions by assigning brief between-session practices, teaching pacing strategies, and focusing on concrete tools that transfer into daily routines.