Chelsea Burkell, LMHC

Chelsea Burkell is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and self-esteem struggles. She works with adults, adolescents, and teens to address life challenges that interfere with everyday functioning. Her approach aims to make therapy practical and understandable for busy families and individuals.

Chelsea uses straightforward talk therapy to help people sort through problems. She supports clients facing behavioral or academic concerns and offers strategies for coping with change. Sessions often focus on improving communication and day-to-day skills that reduce overwhelm.

She also collaborates with family members when that will help a young person or an adult make progress. That can include coaching around parenting, rebuilding connections, and managing blended family dynamics. Chelsea brings seven years of experience to these conversations.

Trauma and abuse are among the areas she lists as a focus, and she works with people who are processing grief, anger, or post-traumatic stress reactions. Chelsea blends practical methods with a person-centered stance to tailor work to each person's needs.

Clients can expect a mix of symptom-focused strategies and emotionally focused conversations. She also draws on motivational and solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals. People looking for help with career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, or relationship strain may find this approach useful.

How Chelsea’s approaches translate to online work

Chelsea mixes client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, understanding, and following the client's lead to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

She also uses elements of emotionally-focused work to help people name and process strong feelings, and motivational interviewing to support readiness for change. Together these approaches help with stress, relationship strain, trauma reactions, and self-esteem struggles. Chelsea will collaborate with each person to choose or adapt methods that match their goals and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since session formats are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and can fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can also adjust how a session runs depending on whether someone prefers talking without video, a longer video session, or focused skill-building exercises during appointments.