Therapist profile
Chelsea Edwards, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Chelsea
Chelsea Edwards is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Georgia and Connecticut with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, and related issues such as intimacy and anger. Chelsea also notes work with adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family matters, and caregiver stress.
She began working with young people in group-home settings and provided in-home therapy for families in crisis. That early work included supporting adolescents and young adults with depression, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma histories. She has also worked with adults in outpatient and community settings on issues such as substance use, homelessness, and severe mental health conditions.
Chelsea uses several evidence-informed approaches in her work. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness, Narrative, and Solution-Focused techniques. In practice, she mixes strategies to address thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and practical problem solving rather than relying on a single method.
Her style is interactive and encouraging. Sessions often include direct conversation about current problems, skills to manage intense feelings, and steps to change patterns that cause conflict at home. She pays attention to someone’s background and the systems around them when planning next steps.
People who are managing family strain, parenting stress, grief, or major life changes may find her approach practical. To start, prospective clients follow the site process to complete a brief questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small changes in behavior. It can help with anxiety, low mood, and recurring family conflicts by giving clear steps to try between sessions.DBT teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. Those skills are useful when anger, overwhelm, or intense interpersonal reactions are making home life harder.
Mindfulness therapy adds simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and improve present-moment focus during stressful situations at home.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review symptoms, daily pressures, and goals, then suggest methods to try. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as they learn which strategies fit best.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so sessions can happen from different locations. Licensed professionals can coach on skills, offer structured homework, and use conversation to shift patterns that affect family and parenting life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, Georgia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She works with stress around family relationships, parenting strain, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and family of origin problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are interactive and encouraging, with practical skills, conversation about patterns, and steps to change behaviors that cause conflict at home.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in group homes, in-home family therapy, outpatient settings, and community programs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Connecticut and Georgia and practices from Georgia.
Can non-English speakers work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with her?
Use the site button to view online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.