Kelly Devine, LCSW

Licensed in California · 14 years in practice

Kelly Devine is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people who are struggling with substance use.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 78024 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1740790427 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Kelly

Kelly Devine is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people who are struggling with substance use. She speaks plainly, listens without judgment, and meets each person where they are in their recovery. Her style is direct yet warm, and she focuses on practical steps people can try right away.

She works with people facing alcohol and drug problems, including prescription and non-prescription opioids, benzodiazepines, methamphetamines, cocaine, kratom, and other substances.

Background and approach

Kelly also attends to the feelings that often come with addiction - shame, trauma, identity questions, and strained relationships. She helps people name goals that matter to them and looks at what might get in the way. Her practice centers on harm reduction, so she and the client define what recovery means together.

That could be complete abstinence, moderation, or another goal that fits a person's life. Sessions are collaborative: she will point out patterns, offer strategies, and check what the client feels is realistic. Kelly uses a mix of approaches to match the person's needs.

She draws on cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thoughts, motivational methods to boost commitment, and attachment and psychodynamic ideas to understand relational patterns. Solution-focused work keeps the work goal-oriented and practical. People who value straightforward feedback and a steady, respectful therapist may find her approach helpful.

She practices in California as an LCSW and offers sessions in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Kelly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Approaches Kelly names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape how people cope today. Online sessions can bring those patterns into view so the person can try different responses in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new, practical skills to change them. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what they want and resolve mixed feelings about change by building motivation step by step.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what's felt helpful so far, then choose methods that match. That process is collaborative and adjusted as progress and needs change.

Kelly offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelly commonly address?

She helps people with addictions and drug and alcohol problems, including opioids, benzos, methamphetamines, cocaine, and kratom, along with related issues like shame, trauma, and identity questions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is direct and warm. She works collaboratively and uses harm reduction to set practical, personalized goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 14 years of experience working with people affected by substance use and related concerns.

Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in California as a CA LCSW.

What languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients in California.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

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