About Chelsea
Chelsea Heller welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through stress, grief, identity questions, parenting concerns, and mood struggles. Chelsea is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California and speaks English.
Chelsea draws on five years of clinical experience. Before moving into school-based work she spent years as a social worker with Child Protective Services, supporting children and parents affected by foster care and adoption.
How Chelsea works
That background informs her work on adoption, attachment, and blended family issues. She has also worked in an in-patient psychiatric hospital helping stabilize people with acute mood and psychotic episodes. In the school setting Chelsea conducts psychoeducational assessments and provides counseling tied to students' educational needs.
Her assessment work covers areas such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, and educationally related mental health needs. Chelsea uses a person-centered style, meeting clients where they are and helping them move at their own pace. She incorporates practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing to address thoughts, behaviors, and goals.
Her practice includes support for LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, identity work, and issues around guilt, shame, and self-worth. Chelsea also helps people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, and career stress. She aims to partner with clients to set clear goals and find manageable steps forward.
Chelsea lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Chelsea works with
The areas below are the ones Chelsea selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Chelsea frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on building a respectful, non-judgmental relationship and following the client's lead to explore feelings and values. This approach is often helpful for identity work, self-esteem, and deciding next steps.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to find small changes that reduce anxiety or depression. CBT techniques can be useful for stress, social anxiety, and managing mood symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chelsea will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they choose strategies that fit. She adapts methods over time so the plan stays relevant to progress and changing needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let people see and hear a therapist much like an in-person visit, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help make consistent care more manageable across daily schedules.
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