- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Adoption and attachment issues
About Chelsea
Chelsea Heller is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with five years of practice. She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, grief, and social anxiety and phobia among other issues. Chelsea uses several therapy methods and focuses on helping people make practical changes they can use daily.
She previously worked as a social worker for Child Protective Services for nine years, supporting children and caregivers affected by foster care and adoption. That experience led to knowledge of adoption-related concerns, attachment issues, and identity questions. Chelsea also spent time in an inpatient psychiatric hospital doing short-term stabilization work with people experiencing severe mood and thought disturbances and related crises.
After that she moved into education and now works as a School Psychologist. In schools she conducts psychoeducational assessments to identify autism, intellectual disability, AD/HD, and learning disabilities. She also provides counseling and assessment services used to guide education plans and supports for students with higher mental health needs.
Chelsea draws mainly from a client-centered approach while also using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In sessions she helps people set goals, try small experiments, and talk through practical steps to address daily stressors and relationship concerns. She emphasizes working at each person’s pace without pushing an agenda.
Her background includes work with LGBT parents and youth, running a Gay Straight Alliance club, and doctoral research on LGBTQ student needs. Chelsea provides services in English and practices in California as an LMFT.
How Chelsea uses online sessions and therapy approaches
Chelsea draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect for the person's pace, and building a working relationship. It helps when someone needs space to talk and explore feelings without a preset agenda.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and uses specific exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, and social anxiety and phobia by practicing skills and testing out new behaviors between sessions.
Finding the best approach is collaborative. Chelsea will discuss goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try. That can mean mixing client-centered listening with CBT exercises or trying short solution-focused steps depending on what feels most helpful.
Confirm the available online session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It also lets people try therapeutic techniques in their everyday settings and bring those experiences back to sessions for discussion.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Chelsea works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and social anxiety and phobia. She also addresses adoption and attachment concerns and related identity issues.
How does she approach therapy?
She uses a client-centered style combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on clear goals, practical steps, and small experiments to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years as an LMFT and earlier worked nine years in Child Protective Services plus experience in an inpatient psychiatric hospital and school settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California and practices in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.