Derek Kee-Haynes, LCSW

Derek Kee-Haynes is a Florida-licensed LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - with eight years of professional experience supporting people through complex emotional and behavioral challenges. He addresses a broad range of concerns including addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, LGBTQ+ related issues, low self-esteem, and mood and personality disorders. His practice also focuses on related areas such as abandonment, codependency, chronic pain and illness, communication and control issues, substance use, infidelity, and questions of life purpose.

Derek approaches each person as the expert of their own story and seeks to build on existing strengths to overcome obstacles that feel overwhelming. He works collaboratively to identify goals, improve coping skills, and increase confidence, offering practical guidance for motivation and lasting change. Derek recognizes that reaching out for help takes courage and honors that first step as part of the healing process. He provides care in English and is licensed to practice in Florida, holding the credential LCSW which indicates training in clinical social work and psychotherapy.

Clients who want focused support with addiction, trauma, mood concerns, or LGBTQ+ issues can expect a compassionate, strengths-based approach that aims to meet them where they are and help them move forward.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Derek uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill-building and coping strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and mood concerns. He also employs approaches geared toward motivation and change to support people working through addictions and substance use, helping them clarify goals and build sustainable patterns of recovery. In work related to trauma and abuse he emphasizes paced, supportive methods that aim to process past harm and strengthen resilience while attending to safety and readiness.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Derek collaborates with each client to identify needs, preferences, and goals, and together they determine which techniques feel most helpful and relevant. This collaborative stance allows adjustments over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit care into daily life. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions offer a convenient alternative, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection and quick check-ins between sessions. These options help make consistent, professional therapeutic support more accessible across different schedules and situations.