Dr. Chelsea Dumas, MI Psychologist, IL Psychologist
Practical help for anger and related struggles
Book with ChelseaWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Chelsea works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MI Psychologist, IL Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Michigan
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chelsea
Dr. Chelsea Dumas is a clinical psychologist licensed in Michigan and Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, depression, and trauma. She focuses on real problems like sleep trouble, low self‑esteem, relationship strain, career concerns, and coping with big life changes.
Her practical, steady approach aims to reduce distress and build everyday skills. She brings 12 years of experience to sessions and uses simple, evidence-based methods. Treatment often includes talking through how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect.
Background and approach
She also looks at how family and environment shape challenges people face. In session she moves at each person’s pace. Clients set goals and she helps make them manageable step by step.
Motivational tools are used when someone wants to change behaviors like substance use or smoking and vaping. Dr. Dumas has worked extensively with people affected by drug and alcohol addiction and with those coping with trauma and post‑traumatic stress.
She also supports people dealing with mood disorders, bipolar concerns, guilt and shame, and compassion fatigue from demanding roles. Her style is client-centered and practical. Expect clear, concrete strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches, plus trauma-focused work when needed.
Sessions can address both immediate coping and longer term changes. She offers services from Michigan and conducts sessions in English using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Chelsea works with
Everything Chelsea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Chelsea's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Co-morbidity
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Approaches Chelsea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How proven approaches work online for anger and trauma
Client‑Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience. It means sessions follow what matters most to the client and the therapist adjusts pace and focus to match those needs. This approach helps when someone is unsure where to begin or needs steady support.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thought patterns and build coping behaviors, which can reduce anger, anxiety, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.
Choosing the right method is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try an approach, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps find what fits best for an individual’s situation and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Video calls let people meet face to face when that helps. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not desired. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check‑ins, day‑to‑day coping, or follow up between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to maintain regular contact with a therapist.
Questions people ask about Chelsea
What concerns does Dr. Dumas address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, depression, trauma, sleep problems, self‑esteem, relationship and career concerns, and related issues such as smoking or vaping cessation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She moves at each person’s pace and focuses on goals the client finds most important.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience as a practicing psychologist and has worked with people on substance use, trauma, mood disorders, and related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as a Michigan Psychologist and an Illinois Psychologist and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text‑based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on therapist availability.