- Creative multimodal approach
- Trauma-informed care
- Works with LGBTQ+
About Chelsea
Chelsea Sheedy, LCMHC, aims to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to start. She offers a calm, creative approach that meets each person where they are. Chelsea speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Chelsea trained first as a board-certified music therapist at the University of Iowa and later completed a master’s degree in clinical counseling to add clinical tools. She blends expressive methods like music, art, and writing with evidence-informed talk work so sessions can fit a person’s interests and strengths. That mix helps keep work feeling useful rather than overwhelming.
She has particular experience supporting people who carry trauma and abuse, including complex PTSD. Chelsea helps people process painful memories, reduce distressing symptoms, and build a safer sense of themselves over time. She also works with mood disorders, anxiety, addictions, intimacy concerns, and parenting stress.
Chelsea uses a multimodal approach informed by therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centered work, and EMDR where appropriate. She adapts methods to the person’s goals and pace. Sessions may include creative activities, skills practice, or focused processing depending on what the person needs.
People come to Chelsea for help with relationship patterns, codependency, grief, life transitions, career questions, ADHD, and identity concerns. She welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and accepts international clients while practicing from Utah.
How Chelsea's Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online sessions can teach practical ACT skills like mindfulness, values clarification, and small behavior changes for daily life.Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In remote work this can mean identifying repeated interaction styles and practicing new ways of relating through role play, reflection, and homework between sessions.
EMDR is a processing method used for traumatic memories and strong emotional reactions. When indicated, Chelsea may adapt EMDR techniques for distance work so a person can process trauma in a paced, collaborative way under clinical guidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Chelsea will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide which methods and session activities to try and adjust these as needed over time.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and using tools or materials a person already has at home. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking. Chelsea aims to help people build skills, process difficult experiences, and integrate changes into everyday life.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Chelsea address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and codependency among other concerns.
What is Chelsea's therapeutic style?
Her style is creative and multimodal, combining talk therapy with music, art, writing, and skills practice as appropriate. Sessions aim to be practical and tailored to each person.
How much experience does she have?
Chelsea has eight years of experience in clinical and therapeutic roles, including work with trauma survivors and people facing complex mental health and substance use concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential - LCMHC - and practices from Utah.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options 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 Chelsea?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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