Chelsea Poulos, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

About Chelsea

Chelsea Poulos is an LMSW - licensed Master of Social Work with 10 years of practice. She focuses on practical support for everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and trauma. Her manner is patient and steady, and she aims to meet people where they are.

Parents who are worried about behavior, development, or relationship strain will find clear, straightforward help. Chelsea uses attachment-based work to explore how relationships shape reactions.

Background and approach

She pairs that with solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and try small changes. When trauma is part of the story, she brings trauma-focused methods that honor safety and pacing. Sessions are shaped to what a person needs that day rather than following a rigid plan.

In session she listens first and then helps break concerns into manageable steps. Conversations cover what’s happening now and what practical moves could feel better. She explains options plainly and invites clients to choose what they want to try.

Progress is measured in concrete changes, not in jargon. Chelsea practices in Michigan and offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works with people dealing with parenting stresses, relationship strain, grief, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related concerns.

Her background includes work with attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, intellectual disability, postpartum depression, and post-traumatic stress. Her style is calm, collaborative, and goal-minded. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that works for them.

Chelsea frames therapy as teamwork to find realistic steps forward.

How Chelsea’s approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at how close relationships shape feelings and reactions, helping people understand patterns in parenting and family life and try different ways of connecting. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead, creating space to talk through current worries and decide what matters most. Trauma-focused therapy addresses past hurts with attention to pacing and safety, offering ways to process difficult memories and reduce their daily impact.

Picking the right approach is part of the process. Chelsea collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. Together they set short-term goals and adjust methods as progress and needs change.

Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible through flexible formats. Video calls let Chelsea and clients work face to face when that helps. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide options for shorter check-ins, emotional support between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These formats aim to fit therapy into busy family schedules and make consistent work easier to maintain.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Chelsea address?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family worries, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, grief, depression, and ADHD, plus related issues like attachment and communication problems.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Chelsea blends attachment-based listening with solution-focused planning and trauma-aware care. The style is patient, practical, and tailored to what a client needs that day.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has 10 years of experience in social work and clinical settings, using that background to help clients handle everyday stresses and longer-term concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LMSW - licensed Master of Social Work - with license number MI LMSW 6801099085 and practices in Michigan.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does pricing work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Michigan
Languages: English

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