Are you feeling misaligned and can’t pinpoint why?
Possibly feeling the stuckness or lack of faith in the future?
Or, the most frustrating, stuck in your head and feel like there is no way out?
There can be great anxiety to make a decision, or fear that things will not quite work out the way you would want them to. Also, it can be overwhelming to sit with this and figure out the next step to take (which, what is even that?). If you’re feeling like things are going pretty well, but you are just at a point of indecision, then I have some hope for you.
I like to work with people on moving away from stagnancy and more into purpose (which can be seen as value alignment, understanding self to understand purpose, and moving toward passions). Barriers exist within ourselves and our environment, which can cause friction, like the thought of “I’m not good enough”. I believe that people are capable of change and completely capable of working through the blocks toward authenticity.
Who I Help
I like to work within an egalitarian approach. This means that the therapist and client are both expert of their own experience, we work together to find ways for you to move toward your own goals. I tend to pull from different models, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, acceptance and commitment therapy; I am EMDR trained and can work through a trauma based lens. I believe that people are their conduits to change and I am here to help them find that for themselves. I am direct and honest; and will absolutely do this with kindness.
This can show up in a myriad of ways…
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This shows up in thinking about feelings instead of actually feeling them in the body. This can look like overthinking, rationalizing problems, and avoiding body sensations or experiences (like, not being able to feel or get into your body).
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I believe that imbalance can show up in mind, body, and spirit. This can look like challenges in physical health that impact emotions, challenges with processing emotions and feeling stuck, challenges with purpose and belief systems. This can increase anxiety and other overwhelming symptoms.
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The existential crisis that increases anxiety. You know, the “what’s the point of all this?” or “what’s the meaning of life?”. Finding and aligning with purpose can alleviate these thoughts and feelings.
About Me
Hi! I’m Chelsea. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida. I received my Bachelor’s at Florida State University in Psychology in 2010 and then decided to go on this completely different route of corporate work (where I moved up into training and recruiting at my company) until I decided to get my Master’s in Clinical Mental Health in 2016 at Walden University.
I completed my internship at the San Francisco AIDS foundation working with a harm reduction model for substance users (specifically methamphetamines). I ended up working there after my internship as a contingency management coordinator at the SFAF needle exchange to assist substance users in lessening their stimulant use (this is a whole story that I’m more than happy to talk about). When I moved back to Florida in 2020, I worked with children and then at non profit with teens , children, and adults doing outpatient therapy. I started my own practice in 2024 which I now work with adults. I have a lot of experience with different types of populations and symptoms and tend to work within a scope of “meeting people where they are at.”.
In my personal life, I LOVE to read, write, be creative, be with my family (I have a huge family and we do a lot of things together) and with my cats (yes, two of them, Fitzgerald and Sylvia and they probably will show up in session). I love learning new things, like truly will get fixated on something and want to know everything about it (right now this is Theology). I love music, any type of music I will talk about forever. I enjoy traveling and adventures; espeically any place that has a lot of historical context. I LOVE learning about people’s passions, just in general, and will always have a conversation about some niche topic, even if I don’t know anything about it.
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