- Warm and straightforward
- Behavior change focus
- Mindfulness and values
About Darcie
Darcie Kelly is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience in mental health care. She practices as an LICSW and LCSW and brings a straightforward, compassionate style to sessions. Darcie focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. She also works with people facing eating and intimacy-related concerns, and with those navigating relationship and identity questions.
Darcie earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla College in Missoula, Montana. She completed a non-terminal master’s program in Applied Behavior Analysis at Montana State University, which informs her emphasis on behavior change. Her background spans solution-focused work, cognitive behavioral methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and attachment-based ideas.
In sessions she takes a direct, warm approach. She aims to meet people where they are and help them set achievable steps toward change. Practical tools and clear goals are part of how she works, along with attention to how relationships and past experiences shape current struggles.
Darcie describes her style as relaxed and inviting. She emphasizes real-world strategies that fit into daily life while attending to emotional experience. Her work often includes mindfulness practice, values clarification, and behavior-focused exercises to reduce distress and increase functioning.
People seek her help for a wide range of concerns including panic disorder and panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, body image and eating issues, and grief. She aims to support each person with respect and steady clinical attention as they pursue their goals.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. It is useful for anxiety, panic, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress and replacing them with more helpful strategies; it often includes practical exercises and exposure-style steps for panic and anxiety. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationships influence current patterns and help people build safer, more connected ways of relating to themselves and others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying approaches, adjusting as needed, and focusing on what actually helps in everyday life.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people find online work makes it easier to fit therapy into busy days, follow a regular schedule, and use tools between meetings. Others appreciate shorter check-ins by phone when a full session is hard to manage, or video meetings when visual cues help the process. The emphasis is on practical ways to bring therapy into real life rather than on a specific delivery method.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Montana, New Hampshire, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Darcie commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, eating concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem, and related problems such as panic disorder and panic attacks.
What is her general therapy style?
She takes a direct, warm, and inviting approach that mixes practical steps with attention to feelings. Sessions focus on achievable goals and tools people can use day to day.
How long has she practiced?
She has about 20 years of experience as a clinical social worker, combining clinical work with studies in behavior analysis and therapy approaches.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices in Montana. The listing notes NH LICSW and MT LCSW as credential details.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy relationship here?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.