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Chelsea Edwards

LMFT Georgia 8 years of experience

Practical support for major life changes

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Chelsea Edwards
  • Warm and encouraging
  • Focus on relationships
  • Practical next steps

About Chelsea

Chelsea Edwards is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia with eight years of experience. She says she chose this path to give back and to offer the same encouragement she received growing up. Chelsea aims to create a warm and nonjudgmental space for people who are trying to get through hard times.

She draws on work with adolescents in group homes, in-home therapy with youth and families in crisis, and outpatient care for adults. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of concerns from anxiety and depression to trauma and substance-related issues. That background informs how she thinks about the impact of family and other systems on a person’s life.

Chelsea’s style is interactive and encouraging. She emphasizes patience, empathy, and practical support. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings and on recognizing how relationships and past experiences shape current challenges.

Her clinical approaches include cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, narrative methods, and solution-focused work. She adapts these tools to each person’s situation rather than using a single method for everyone. Chelsea highlights helping people through life-stage transitions and coping with changes.

People who contact her can expect a therapist who listens without judgment and who offers concrete strategies alongside emotional support. She describes herself as a motivator who aims to empower clients to make achievable changes.

How Chelsea Applies Evidence-Based Approaches Online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can help with strong emotions and relationship struggles. Mindfulness therapy encourages noticing thoughts and sensations without judgment and can reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Chelsea will talk with each person about goals, daily life, and what methods feel most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what is helping.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins during a work break. It also lets people use exercises like guided mindfulness or CBT worksheets from home and try new skills between sessions to see what fits their life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Connecticut, Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem, LGBT issues, career worries, anger, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Chelsea describes a warm, interactive, and encouraging approach. She offers practical steps and uses conversation to uncover patterns in relationships and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience including work in group homes, in-home family therapy, community settings, and outpatient care for adults.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Connecticut and Georgia and practices in Georgia.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Do you accept international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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