Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
How Chelsea works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chelsea
Chelsea Heller is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people manage anger alongside stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strain. She aims to create an easygoing space where clients feel heard and can work at their own pace. Chelsea emphasizes connection and a practical, down-to-earth process rather than quick fixes.
Chelsea draws on five years of clinical work and prior roles that shaped her practice.
Background and approach
She spent nine years as a social worker in Child Protective Services, supporting children touched by foster care and adoption. That background gives her direct experience with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and identity questions.
She has also worked in an in-patient psychiatric hospital, helping stabilize people with severe mood and thought disorders and educating families about how to support a loved one. More recently she has worked in schools as a psychologist, conducting psychoeducational assessments and counseling students with higher mental health needs.
In sessions she uses a person-centered stance and borrows techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and motivational interviewing. That mix is used to help people notice patterns, set practical goals, and build new coping skills. Chelsea brings particular experience supporting LGBTQ people and those facing gender dysphoria, blended-family challenges, parenting stress, and social anxiety.
She works in English and practices with attention to each person's pace, priorities, and identity.
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
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Chelsea lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Chelsea uses therapy approaches online
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to each person's experience. Chelsea uses this approach to build trust, help people reflect on what matters to them, and set goals at a comfortable pace.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. In practice it means tracking patterns, trying small changes, and learning skills to manage anger, anxiety, or low mood.
Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unsure about change. It uses open questions and reflection to strengthen motivation and clarify next steps without judgment.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chelsea will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit current needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat and text are good for short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help maintain continuity and make regular practice and skill-building more manageable.
Questions people ask about Chelsea
What kinds of concerns does Chelsea help with?
Chelsea helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, relationship and family problems, and identity issues including gender dysphoria and LGBTQ concerns.
What is her style in therapy?
She uses a person-centered, warm approach and blends practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused work, and motivational interviewing to set goals and build coping skills.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of therapy experience, nine years as a social worker in Child Protective Services, work in an in-patient psychiatric hospital, and roles in school psychology conducting assessments and counseling.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Chelsea?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.