- Attachment-based approach
- Solution-focused work
- Trauma-informed focus
About Chelsea
Chelsea Poulos is an LMSW, a licensed Master of Social Work, with 10 years of experience. She helps people facing everyday challenges like parenting, relationships, anxiety, stress, and trauma. She also works with concerns such as grief, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and social anxiety and phobia.
Her style is patient and thoughtful. She uses attachment-based ideas and problem-focused steps to set practical goals together. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings to notice small changes.
Chelsea adapts her approach to what a person needs that day. Some sessions emphasize understanding relationship patterns and attachment, while others concentrate on concrete solutions for a current problem. She aims for brief, manageable steps so progress feels possible.
She has worked across settings for a decade, bringing hands-on experience with parenting and developmental behavior concerns. That background informs how she talks about caregiver stress and family communication problems in sessions.
People with trauma histories can expect a trauma-focused perspective when it fits their needs. Chelsea combines that with client-centered conversation so people lead the pace and focus. She asks practical questions, sets goals together, and checks in on how strategies are working.
Chelsea practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting so they can talk about goals and how to proceed.
How her approaches translate to online work
Chelsea uses attachment-based and solution-focused ideas to guide online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how relationship patterns shape your reactions and helps you try different ways of relating. It can be useful for anxiety tied to being judged or rejected. Solution-focused work emphasizes small, concrete steps and quick strategies to address a current problem, which can help when social situations feel overwhelming.Finding the best approach is collaborative. Chelsea will listen to your goals and preferences, then recommend which methods to try first. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan so sessions stay focused on what you want to change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions let them fit appointments around work, reduce travel time, or use a shorter check-in when needed. Chelsea aims to make sessions practical so tools and strategies can be used in everyday social situations.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, grief, depression, ADHD, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes attachment-based understanding with solution-focused steps and client-centered conversation. Sessions tend to set practical goals and check progress.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working in social work settings with a range of everyday and clinical concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMSW, a licensed Master of Social Work, practicing in Michigan.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.