Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
How Chad works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Montana, Nevada
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chad
Chad Petrulis is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage strong emotions and family stress. He focuses on practical steps that reduce anger, ease anxiety, and improve everyday relationships. He speaks plainly and works to make the first steps less overwhelming for people seeking help.
Chad uses straightforward conversations to identify what triggers intense reactions. He helps people notice patterns, try new responses, and practice skills between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at small, achievable changes rather than quick fixes. With four years of clinical experience, Chad has worked with a range of concerns including parenting stress, grief, addiction, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. He also supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment questions, and issues from blended families or adoption situations.
This background informs how he tailors plans to each person's situation. Chad bases his work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to a person’s life. He focuses on tools that help manage impulsivity, reduce isolation, and rebuild trust after hurt.
Progress is measured by clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping, not abstract goals. Therapy sessions are offered from Montana and are available in English. International clients may be accepted.
Chad encourages people to take the small step of signing up and completing the short questionnaire to start scheduling sessions.
What Chad works with
Everything Chad lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Chad's practice.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Practical approaches for online anger and stress work
Chad uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on changing thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses. One approach emphasizes skill-building for emotion regulation - learning to notice triggers, use grounding or breathing exercises, and practice different reactions to reduce impulsivity. This helps when anger or anxiety flare in daily life.Another strand focuses on improving family and relationship interactions through clearer communication and boundary-setting. Sessions look at real conversations, rehearse new ways of talking, and track small changes that reduce conflict and isolation. These methods are helpful for parenting stress, blended family issues, and repairing strained relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chad collaborates with each person to pick and adapt strategies that match their goals and rhythms. He checks in on what helps and adjusts methods over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for role-play or deeper conversation. Phone sessions can fit during a lunch break or when lower bandwidth is needed. Text and live chat are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when shorter touchpoints work better for a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Chad
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
Chad works with people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses plain language and practical exercises to change patterns of thinking and behavior. Sessions emphasize skills you can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Chad has four years of experience as a clinician working with a variety of life stressors and family-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds the credential LCSW and practices in Montana with licensure recorded as MT LCSW and NV LCSW.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Chad also accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.