Chauncey Chatman. Marriage & Family Therapist License # LMFT45560. I have over 10 years of experience providing therapy services to adolescents, couples, families and adults. Much of my approach is a combination of collaborative talk therapy with a strong emphasis on mindfulness practices that foster self-awareness and behavior modification that result in more positive outcomes. My approach: My approach to therapy includes active use of the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused therapy. My focus: Currently my focus is on working with adult individual clients. I have worked with many other populations as well to include adolescents, families and couples. I have provided treatment services to peoples from all over the world to include individuals and families. I currently work regularly with individuals who are challenged by symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance use issues, codependency issues, grief issues, relationship issues and anger management issues. My communication style: I seek to establish a collaborative tone or environment. I often try to gather additional background/historical information from the client in order to help the client identify and process their stated goals. I often seek to introduce what I hope would be helpful ideas, concepts and practices that are conducive to helping the client achieve their stated goals through active involvement in the treatment process. I also seek to provide continued empathy and encouragement. My journey to therapy: I didn't initially plan to become a therapist. The process was more evolutionary: I started working with youth, then families, couples and individuals in various jobs that included job coach and employment and education coach/counselor. I decided to seek a graduate degree when I was working directly with adults as and employment and assessment specialist. In that job, I worked directly with adult individuals who had lost their jobs due to closures/reductions. I was then becoming more familiar with issues that affected their potential for retraining: substance use, relationship/family issues, anger issues, anxiety and depression among others. I decided then that I wanted to learn more as I believed that I needed more knowledge and more understanding about how to help individuals achieve their goals and improve their relationships. Since that time, I have worked as a School Counselor/Case Manager and Marriage and Family Therapist in various hospital and mental health clinic treatment settings in California to include work as a member of mental health treatment service teams that included psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer counselors and family service workers. I believe that I am most effective as a therapist with individual clients who are challenged by major life transitions. Specialities Therapy types Individual therapy Methods Client centered therapyCognitive behavioral (CBT)Mindfulness-based (MBCT)Motivational interviewingSolution focused brief (SFBT) Focus areas AnxietyBehavioral issuesDepressionAddictionRelationship issues See all specialities Practice Licenced Marriage and Family TherapistMore info Accepts insurance from Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Anthem, and Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca) Language: English LGBTQIA+ aligned 13 years of experience MA Chapman University. Orange, CA. Counseling Psychology MPA Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA. Organizational Development Sessions Video session 60 minutes
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
My goal is to work with you collaboratively. During my first session with you I try to help the client identify desired long-term outcomes and potential benefits of working together to achieve realistic achievable goals step-by-step.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Client-Centered Therapy; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Mindfulness-based (MBCT); Motivational Interviewing (MI); Solution-Focused Therapy Brief (SFBT) and Narrative Therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Specialities Therapy types: Individual therapy Methods Client-centered therapy; Cognitive Behavioral (CBT); Mindfulness-based Therapy (MBCT);Motivational Interviewing (MI); Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Narrative Therapy. Focus areas Anxiety; Behavioral issues; Depression; Addiction/Substance Abuse; Relationship/Communication issues Stress, Trauma and abuse, Anger Management; Intimacy-related issues , Sleeping disorders , Self-esteem/Self-Regard , Career Difficulties , Coping with life changes/Transitions , Codependency , Commitment Issues , Control Issues , Family of Origin Issues , Fatherhood Issues , Impulsivity , Men's Issues, Mood Disorders , Multicultural Concerns , Paranoia