- Relationship focus
- Trauma and grief
- Practical coping
About Chantell
Chantell Laws is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Sessions aim to clarify what matters, build coping skills, and strengthen decision making around relationships and boundaries.
She brings nine years of clinical experience to her work. That time includes supporting caregivers, people dealing with abandonment or attachment concerns, and those navigating adoption and foster care matters. Chantell also helps people who struggle with codependency, communication problems, commitment worries, and the emotional effects of domestic violence and loss.
Her style draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide emotional processing and skill building. In sessions she helps clients notice patterns, practice different responses, and try new ways of relating. The focus is on achievable changes that fit into everyday life.
Chantell emphasizes respect and cultural sensitivity as part of the therapeutic relationship. She works to create a space where clients can explore difficult feelings, repair or change relationship behaviors, and make concrete plans for moving forward.
People seeking help should expect a collaborative process that balances emotional work with practical strategies. Chantell supports work on self-esteem, seasonal mood concerns, hoarding-related distress, social anxiety, and caregiving stress alongside relationship-focused goals.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Chantell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on processing difficult emotions and building skills for daily life. One commonly used approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful patterns in relationships and practicing alternative responses to improve communication and boundaries. This helps with codependency, commitment concerns, and communication problems.Another approach centers on working through trauma and grief by gradually processing painful memories and feelings while strengthening coping strategies. This method supports recovery from abuse, loss, and the stress caregivers often face.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels workable, then adapt methods over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques make the most sense for the situation.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people meet with licensed professionals from different parts of California without needing to change their routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Chantell often address?
She works with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include codependency, attachment concerns, caregiving stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic approach like?
Her practice uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on emotional processing and skill building. Sessions combine exploring patterns with practical steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Chantell has nine years of experience working in clinical settings with individuals and couples. That background includes supporting people through major life transitions and trauma recovery.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in California. The listing will reflect those credentials exactly as provided.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Chantell?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.