Chad Petrulis
Calm, practical support for family and parenting
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed in
- Montana, Nevada
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Chad
Chad Petrulis is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on family and parenting concerns. He speaks plainly with parents who feel overwhelmed. He aims to make the first steps feel manageable and respectful.
Chad has four years of clinical experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, and problems that show up around families. He also addresses issues such as addiction, anger, grief, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Background and approach
He pays attention to concerns tied to ADHD and compassion fatigue as well. In sessions he adapts conversation and plans to what each person needs. He approaches people with sensitivity and respect and works to match his methods to the situation.
The focus is on practical, usable strategies rather than jargon. Chad has experience with additional family-related topics including adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family concerns, fatherhood issues, and family of origin problems. He also supports people dealing with codependency, isolation, feelings of emptiness, and questions about life purpose.
He practices in Montana and offers multiple ways to connect. Signing up for therapy is framed as a courageous first step and the process begins with a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Chad uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and translates them into straightforward steps that parents can use at home. One common approach focuses on problem-solving and practical skills to reduce stress and manage strong emotions - it teaches simple ways to respond to conflict and improve daily routines. Another approach centers on strengthening family connections and attachment through clear communication and consistent boundaries to help repair relationships and reduce tension.Finding the right method is part of the work together. Chad will review goals, listen to what matters most, and adjust methods to fit a family's needs and preferences. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made or new challenges appear.
Online therapy offers a range of formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions around parenting schedules and everyday life, and they let families keep continuity of care when travel or timing would otherwise cause gaps. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver focused, practical support without needing everyone to be in the same room.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Montana, Nevada
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Chad
- Takes a few minutes
- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point