Deveta Gelispie, LCSW

Deveta Gelispie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of experience helping people work through hard moments. She practices in Illinois and focuses on trauma and abuse alongside mood, relationship, and life-change concerns. Deveta centers honest listening and human connection in sessions.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking and solution-focused steps to set small, doable goals.

Deveta pays close attention to how trauma can shape daily life. In sessions she listens for patterns that keep people stuck and offers clear ways to try something different. Conversations move at the client’s pace and focus on what feels useful right now.

People often come to her for help with depression, anxiety, relationship stress, and grief. She also works with concerns like addiction, sleep problems, parenting stress, and challenges tied to identity and discrimination. Deveta brings steady support while helping clients clarify their priorities.

Sessions aim to be practical and respectful. Deveta helps people name problems, test small changes, and track progress. Her work combines empathy with concrete steps so clients can rebuild confidence and make clearer choices.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. It emphasizes empathy and collaboration to help clients name what they want to change and move at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. That approach can help with depression, anxiety, sleep issues, and managing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deveta will help clients choose methods based on goals, current struggles, and personal preferences. She treats the choice as a team decision and checks in frequently to adjust the plan as needed.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks or avoiding travel time. It can also allow sessions when someone prefers not to use video, or when quieter surroundings are easier to arrange. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered work to an online setting so practical skills and honest conversation continue to be the focus.