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Chelsea Stewart, LMHC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Chelsea

Chelsea Stewart is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida who helps clients untangle stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to trauma and addiction.

Background and approach

She centers work on strengthening self-care, self-esteem, and emotional clarity so people can navigate life transitions and relational challenges with greater resilience. With 11 years of clinical experience, she brings a steady, compassionate presence to conversations about parenting struggles, career shifts, body image, and identity-related concerns including LGBT matters.

Her background includes a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in rehabilitation and mental health counseling from the University of South Florida, and she holds the FL LMHC MH21251 credential. Chelsea integrates evidence-based approaches such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-informed perspectives, client-centered methods, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs.

She offers a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment aimed at practical skills building and deeper exploration of underlying patterns. Chelsea’s practice supports those seeking clearer direction, improved relationships, and stronger coping strategies for life’s demands.

How Chelsea's Approaches Translate to Online Care

Online sessions can include work rooted in Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address emotional patterns and values-driven change. Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and relate to different internal parts - those protective, reactive, or wounded voices - with curiosity and compassion, which can clarify sources of shame, anger, or anxiety. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on identifying personal values and taking committed action while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings, a useful framework for stress, depression, or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Chelsea treats it as a collaborative process. She will discuss which methods feel most relevant to a client’s goals and adjust techniques over time, combining compassionate listening with practical skills work to match individual needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy or transitional periods and to access therapy from home or other convenient locations while working toward clearer thinking, healthier habits, and improved emotional balance.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Chelsea commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is Chelsea's therapeutic style like?
Her style blends compassionate, client-centered listening with practical skills work and mindfulness, helping clients reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop self-care and emotion regulation strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Chelsea has 11 years of experience in clinical settings working with diverse concerns such as grief, postpartum and infertility challenges, gender identity, and behavioral or attachment issues.
What credentials and location are associated with her practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH21251 and holds degrees in psychology and rehabilitation and mental health counseling from the University of South Florida.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available with Chelsea?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are sessions priced and paid for?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English