Deveta Gelispie, LCSW

Deveta Gelispie is an LCSW who brings seven years of clinical experience to her work in Illinois. She focuses on relationship concerns, mood struggles, trauma, and practical life challenges. Deveta aims to create a calm space where people can talk through what matters most to them and begin making changes that feel manageable.

She draws on approaches including Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tailor work to each person. Sessions often center on building honest connection, listening carefully, and identifying small steps that lead to clearer thinking and better daily routines.

Deveta also uses Solution-Focused Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients set goals and find their own motivation for change. These approaches are useful for issues like addiction, career transitions, and improving intimacy and self-esteem.

Her background includes helping people cope with grief, family conflict, sleeping difficulties, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and multicultural stressors. She pays attention to how life events and relationships shape feelings and choices.

In working with Deveta, clients can expect straightforward conversations and practical strategies. She works with people to identify priorities, try new behaviors, and reflect on what’s working. This is a collaborative process that focuses on what the client wants to change next.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and explore their values and goals at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and offers clear tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and mood management.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences. This happens through conversation about goals, what has helped before, and what is realistic to try between sessions.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before you book, since the original profile does not list specific options. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people join from wherever they are at the scheduled time. Licensed professionals can use a mix of conversational work, practical homework, and goal-focused planning to make progress in fewer sessions when that suits the client's aims.