- Strengths focused
- Practical skills
- Mood and anxiety
About Chelsey
Chelsey Merchant is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, body image, and self-esteem. She approaches each person as the expert on their own story and builds on existing strengths. Chelsey speaks English and works with adults seeking practical, compassionate support.
Chelsey centers sessions on what matters to the client. She uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods alongside listening and validation. Sessions often include finding small steps to reduce distress and practicing skills that fit into daily life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to address mood, anxiety, and coping skills.
She also integrates Client-Centered and Narrative approaches when clients want to make sense of their experiences or reframe painful stories. Mindfulness exercises and grounding strategies are offered for managing intense emotions and dissociation. Chelsey tailors techniques to the person rather than following a fixed script.
Her work includes attention to relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and identity topics such as LGBT and gender dysphoria questions. She has additional focus in areas like eating and food-related issues, kink and alternative sex culture, grief and hospice-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.
People who choose Chelsey can expect practical suggestions, clear collaboration on goals, and a steady focus on building skills that translate outside the therapy room.
Chelsey centers sessions on what matters to the client. She uses straightforward, goal-oriented methods alongside listening and validation. Sessions often include finding small steps to reduce distress and practicing skills that fit into daily life. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to address mood, anxiety, and coping skills.
She also integrates Client-Centered and Narrative approaches when clients want to make sense of their experiences or reframe painful stories. Mindfulness exercises and grounding strategies are offered for managing intense emotions and dissociation. Chelsey tailors techniques to the person rather than following a fixed script.
Her work includes attention to relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and identity topics such as LGBT and gender dysphoria questions. She has additional focus in areas like eating and food-related issues, kink and alternative sex culture, grief and hospice-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.
People who choose Chelsey can expect practical suggestions, clear collaboration on goals, and a steady focus on building skills that translate outside the therapy room.
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