Dr. Chelsea Bennett
Compassionate, practical support for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LISW, LCSW
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Indiana, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Chelsea
Dr. Chelsea Bennett helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addiction, parenting, intimacy-related concerns, and relationship problems. She also addresses issues such as self-esteem, anger, career concerns, bipolar symptoms, and LGBT-related stress.
Her work includes additional focus on adoption and foster care, blended family matters, communication and control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, family of origin concerns, and first responder or veteran-related challenges. Dr. Bennett holds the Licensed Independent Social Worker credential and the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and practices from Indiana.
Background and approach
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She creates a calm space where people can talk through feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings and skills they can use in daily life.
She emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over time. Dr. Bennett uses therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions.
She blends these methods to match a person’s needs and goals, aiming for concrete tools and clearer communication. Her background includes six years of professional experience and licensure as LISW and LCSW. Conversations can cover parenting challenges, infidelity, isolation, forgiveness, impulsivity, and life purpose.
She also supports people coping with trauma, domestic violence, and issues tied to military or first responder life. Dr. Bennett works with clients in English and accepts international clients.
Practical matters are handled plainly. Sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Fees vary by location and session plans use a cancellable subscription.
To begin, complete the Start Therapy questionnaire and schedule a session.
Evidence-based approaches for online family and parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take steps toward those values. It teaches simple skills to sit with difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful actions, which can help with stress, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and problem solving in daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and reducing impulsive behavior, which can be helpful for anger, self-control, and relationship strains.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often combine techniques so clients leave with clear tools they can try between meetings and a plan for the challenges they care about most.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and for people living far from office-based care. Sessions can happen by video call or phone, and brief check-ins or skill practice can be done via live chat or text-based messaging. This range of formats makes it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into family life, work, or irregular shifts.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, Indiana, Washington
- Languages
- English
Next step
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