LCSW, 15 years of experience
Frequently rebooked
Hi! My name is Chel'sea! I've been a practicing clinician for 15 years. I have a Master's of Clinical Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and I specialize in working with athletes, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and individuals impacted by trauma. I am trained in EMDR, CBT, ACT, IFS, Somatic Therapy and I use a combination of these modalities in my practice. As for my personal life, I am a mom to 3 human children and 1 pup. We love going on trips and spending time in nature. I am also a former College Softball player, Go Dukes! I look forward to working with you soon!
Our first session will involve building our therapeutic relationship through a little self disclosure on my part and completion of a intake assessment and treatment plan on yours. I will keep it casual yet informative.
While there is always room for improvement, one of my strengths is understanding what its like to be impacted by trauma both in my professional and personal life. Having experienced childhood trauma has helped me dedicate my life to serving others in a very compassionate way.
The client I love to work with is one that is ready to embrace their therapy journey and is open to honest feedback!
I specialize in EMDR within the LGBTQIA2S+ and Black / Brown communities. These communities are special to me as a Bi-Sexual Black woman, it means a lot when my care team can be representative of my identities. This modality will allow you as the client to reprocess the way your trauma is experienced through bilateral stimulation - either hand movements or tapping. However I am trained to work with other communities as well.
CBT is one of go to modalities. With CBT I will help guide you through how your thoughts shape your behaviors. This is a critical first step in understand the relationship between our mind and our body thus allowing space to develop individualized coping strategies.
ACT is another modality that can be important in client healing. With ACT, you as the client are able to develop the ability to stay in the present moment thus taking an active role when changing your behaviors.
Parts work is one of the most rewarding modalities for client healing, identifying that we are a system and how our parts can impact our functioning while developing a healthy relationship with them.
Connecting your mind and your body through expressions like dancing, humming, singing, breathing etc can help foster regulated emotions and behaviors