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Chelsea P​o​u​l​o​s, LMSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Chelsea

Chelsea Poulos is an LMSW with a decade of clinical experience who blends attachment-focused work with practical, solution-oriented strategies to support people facing everyday and complex challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on methods that prioritize safety in relationships while also helping clients set achievable goals for managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and effects of trauma and abuse. Her practice also addresses concerns such as parenting and postpartum depression, caregiver stress and compassion fatigue, ADHD, and social anxiety.

Known for a patient and thoughtful manner, Chelsea meets clients where they are and adapts sessions to immediate needs while keeping longer-term goals in view. She has worked with issues related to communication, family dynamics, attachment wounds, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and developmental or intellectual disability concerns.

Based in Michigan, she provides services in English and uses a collaborative, client-centered stance to tailor interventions to each person’s priorities. Chelsea emphasizes practical change alongside deeper relational work, combining trauma-focused techniques when needed with solution-focused strategies to move clients toward clearer functioning and relief.

She invites prospective clients to begin with a short matching process to see if her approach aligns with their needs.

Connecting Attachment and Solutions in Online Therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how past and present relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal needs; it helps people explore how attachment styles influence current difficulties and supports building healthier ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, giving the client an active role in setting goals while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support to foster insight and self-directed change.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Chelsea collaborates with clients to identify which methods best match their goals, current challenges, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time so sessions feel relevant and productive. This collaborative process helps tailor interventions whether someone needs groundwork in relational repair or focused problem-solving strategies.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access licensed professionals from their own settings and fit sessions into busy schedules. These formats can make attending regularly easier and support continuity of care while Chelsea applies attachment-informed and solution-focused tools adapted to remote delivery.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Chelsea address?
Her practice focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting and postpartum depression, grief, depression, ADHD, and related areas such as attachment issues and caregiver stress.
What is Chelsea's therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based work with client-centered and solution-focused techniques, adapting the style to each client's needs and the priorities of a given session.
How long has she been practicing?
Chelsea has ten years of experience in social work and clinical practice, bringing that background to a range of concerns from daily stress to trauma-related issues.
Where is Chelsea licensed and located?
She holds an LMSW and is licensed in Michigan with license number MI LMSW 6801099085.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are provided in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can work with Chelsea via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on scheduling and preference.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

GriefDepressionADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English

What Chelsea can help with

Chelsea P​o​u​l​o​s works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and compassion fatigue.

Chelsea works with those experiencing challenges that come with daily lives.

How Chelsea approaches therapy

Chelsea's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Chelsea is a Licensed Masters Social Worker practicing in Michigan, with 10 years of clinical experience.