About Babette
Babette Chatelle-Bergman is a California licensed professional clinical counselor with 12 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with trauma, mood challenges, parenting stress, and major life changes. Her manner is warm and straightforward, aimed at making conversations feel easier to begin.
Babette listens first to understand what matters most to each person. She works with clients to reduce symptoms and build practical coping skills. This includes support for self-esteem, bipolar mood management, and recovery after abuse or post-traumatic stress.
How Babette works
Her work blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques. That means sessions focus on what a person wants to change, and then try out small, doable steps to reach those goals. She also addresses issues like OCD, dissociation, codependency, and social anxiety when these come up in therapy.
Parents often seek her help for communication problems, disruptive mood concerns, and the strain of day-to-day caregiving. Young adults who feel isolated or overwhelmed by transitions may find the structure and validation helpful as they build routines and supports. Sessions are offered in English and are shaped around each person's needs.
Babette encourages realistic goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her aim is to help people feel more capable, connected, and in control of their next steps.
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What Babette works with
The areas below are the ones Babette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How client-centered and CBT approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding where a person is right now. The therapist reflects back what is heard, helps clarify goals, and supports the client's own sense of direction. This approach is helpful for building trust, exploring painful experiences, and strengthening self-worth.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and then tests small changes that can make daily life easier. CBT is practical and skill-based, and it is often used for anxiety, mood issues, OCD, and coping with life transitions.
Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments happen along the way so treatment stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and shared exercises, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
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