Dylan Kelsey, CT

Dylan Kelsey (pronouns: he/him) is a counselor trainee who works with adolescents, emerging adults, and adults. His specialty interests include: LGBTQ+ support, gender issues, identity development, anxiety, and depression. Dylan utilizes evidence-based treatment approaches that are customized to the needs of each individual client.

Dylan completed his advanced education at Kent State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He is currently a master’s student at his alma mater completing a degree in clinical mental health counseling. His academic training includes specialized coursework in motivational interviewing.

Prior to private practice, Dylan worked as a counselor-in-training at Kent State University’s on-site counseling center. There, he gained experience helping students with adjustment issues, ADHD, depression, anxiety, identity development, and goal-oriented growth work. Dylan has experience working with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as individuals with sexual, affectional, intersex, and gender expansive identities.

Dylan’s approach to counseling is collaborative and client centered. He believes that counseling is most impactful when it is done with intentionality and built upon a professional relationship of mutual respect and unconditional understanding. He believes that each client has the innate ability and desire to move towards their own goals and supports clients in identifying and developing skills to make these changes. Through cultivating a positive, non-judgmental atmosphere, Dylan hopes to help clients better understand their own identities, thoughts, and behaviors. His adaptive therapeutic style emphasizes personal autonomy, humor and strengths, and is grounded in solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

His strengths include: a warm and positive personality, being an attentive listener, a lifelong learner, and having an appreciation for the uniqueness and complexity of each individual’s story.