Kelsey Sustarsic, LPC, LPCC - Therapist in Wisconsin

Kelsey Sustarsic is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience.

01About Kelsey

Kelsey Sustarsic is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She practices in Wisconsin and offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for adults who are feeling overwhelmed. Kelsey focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and mood concerns while supporting identity exploration and relationship difficulties.

She works with themes that often come up for women and people in the LGBTQ+ community. Kelsey helps clients unpack their stories and spot repeating patterns that keep them stuck.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to make everyday life feel more manageable and to build tools for handling emotional ups and downs. Kelsey draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to address symptoms of bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and body image struggles. She uses skills training, mindfulness practices, and problem-focused strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Progress is paced to each person's needs. Her style is warm and direct. Kelsey listens closely, asks clear questions, and helps clients set small, achievable goals.

She emphasizes collaboration so people leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings. People who choose Kelsey often want straightforward support and tools they can use right away. She helps people make small changes that add up to bigger shifts in mood, confidence, and relationships over time.

02Credentials

LPCC (Ohio): License E.2001669 · expires March 2026
LPC (Wisconsin): License 11520 - 125 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1891229522 · national provider identifier

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03Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Bipolar disorder
Body image
Mood disorders
Women's issues

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04Online support

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Kelsey uses several evidence-based techniques that translate well to remote sessions. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; this helps with anxiety, mood shifts, and managing stress. Mindfulness-based practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and calm the body during high-stress moments. Dialectical-behavioral skills emphasize emotion regulation and distress tolerance, offering concrete tools for intense moods and relationship strain.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Kelsey collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies based on what helps most in real life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skills practice. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief, focused communication when a full session isn't possible. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy lives.

05Questions people ask

What concerns does Kelsey commonly address?

Kelsey works with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, bipolar and mood disorders. She also focuses on body image, women's issues, and LGBTQ matters.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her approach is warm and direct. Sessions combine listening, skill-building, and concrete steps to try between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has nine years of experience as a counselor. That experience includes supporting people through identity exploration and emotional overwhelm.

Where does she practice and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in Wisconsin and holds credentials as an LPC and an LPCC.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What formats are available for online sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Kelsey?

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