Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects their concerns, and helps clarify goals so sessions feel relevant and respectful. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings or make sense of a difficult situation.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes practice in grounding, emotional regulation, and communication, which can be used during everyday moments and crises. Motivational Interviewing is brief and goal-directed; it helps people move through ambivalence about change, often around substance use or behavior shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Kelsey will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time and combining strategies when helpful to reach practical steps forward.

Online therapy offers flexibility with multiple formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversations and teaching skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports frequent, brief contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain steady progress over time.