Hi, I’m Chelsea! I am passionate about working with individuals to tend to their past or present hurts to become the most compassionate, grounded, and authentic versions of themselves. I have both formal education and professional experience in understanding how the brain works. I love using this knowledge to help you create new and healthy patterns for yourself and your family. My training in addition to my personal and professional experiences prepare me to provide the highest level of care with confidence and compassion. 

Clinical Focus Areas and Expertise:

• Trauma (experienced in adulthood, childhood, or supporting parents whose children have experienced trauma)

  • Including but not limited to: sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and victims/witnesses of crimes

• Perinatal and maternal mental health

• Postpartum adjustment and postpartum mood disorders

• Consultation for therapists

Treatment Modalities and Theoretical Approaches:

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR therapy)

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy 

• Motivational Interviewing

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Attachment theory 

• Trauma-informed and trauma-focused

Education, Licenses, and Certifications:

• Bachelor of Science, Florida State University, 2014

• Master of Science, Florida State University, 2016

• Specialist in Education, Florida State University, 2016

• Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MH16218), 2018

• EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, 2020

• EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training, 2022

• Missouri Licensed Professional Counselor (License 2023035919), 2023

• Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C), 2023