Chelsea Ostop, LISW-CP

Chelsea Ostop is a Licensed Independent Social Worker Clinical Practitioner (LISW-CP) who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She emphasizes building steady, trusting relationships and creating a dependable space for clients to talk and set goals. Chelsea values practical steps that clients can use between sessions to feel more in control of daily life.

Chelsea draws on six years of clinical experience alongside a decade of work supporting people with intellectual disabilities. She uses plain language in sessions and focuses on what a person is experiencing now. Her background includes work with domestic abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues related to identity and relationships.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. That means she listens first, helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior, and supports motivation for change. Chelsea also incorporates mindfulness techniques to help people manage stress and overwhelming feelings.

Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps toward the client’s goals. Chelsea highlights skills people can practice between sessions, such as simple attention and thought exercises. She invites clients to shape the pace and focus of work so therapy fits their needs.

Chelsea practices in South Carolina and works in English. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site’s Start Therapy button to begin the match process and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

How Chelsea’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist creates space for people to say what matters most and helps them set goals that feel relevant and doable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses clear, practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and coping after trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chelsea will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. She checks in about goals and adjusts plans as progress is made so the work matches the client’s needs and pace.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for quieter surroundings when that helps focus. It can also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins or to try mindfulness and skill practices between meetings. Licensed professionals can guide choices about session frequency, homework exercises, and ways to practice skills outside of sessions.