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Chelsea Sudderth, LMSW

  • Experience8 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Chelsea

Chelsea Sudderth is a licensed LMSW clinician in Michigan who brings eight years of direct practice to her work with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders such as bipolar, ADHD, complex trauma, and relationship concerns.

Background and approach

She emphasizes a client-centered approach that treats each person as an individual, combining practical strategies with attention to personal values and meaning. Her background includes support for people navigating eating concerns, self-esteem struggles, career transitions, and grief related to life changes.

Drawing on evidence-informed approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, she tailors interventions to address symptoms and everyday functioning. Chelsea also attends to related areas such as attachment issues, codependency, body image, dissociation, and coping after disasters.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process, offering coaching-style support alongside clinical care to help clients build skills, clarify goals, and move forward at a pace that fits their needs.

Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches with Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to clarify personal values and take committed action even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and building practical skills to change behaviors and mood, useful for stress, mood disorders, and many daily struggles. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, supporting people who need concrete skills to manage intense emotions and relationship strain.

The therapist approaches treatment as a collaborative process, recognizing that the best therapeutic match often emerges over time. She works with clients to explore which methods fit their goals and preferences, combining techniques when helpful and adjusting the approach as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy with this clinician offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy life or to continue work from different locations. These formats support ongoing skill practice, regular check-ins, and timely coaching-style guidance while preserving the collaborative, client-centered focus of in-person work.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Chelsea works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood disorders, ADHD, trauma and abuse, eating issues, self-esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapeutic style used in sessions?
She uses a client-centered framework combined with approaches like ACT, CBT, and DBT, which emphasize values clarification, skills practice, and emotion regulation within a collaborative relationship.
How much experience does the clinician have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with mood disorders, trauma, ADHD, and related areas, applying both therapeutic and coaching-oriented techniques.
Where is this therapist licensed and practicing?
The clinician holds an LMSW license in Michigan and provides services while based in that state under the credential MI LMSW 6801105582.
Are services offered in any languages besides English?
Sessions are conducted in English only and there are no current options for international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How is cost and payment handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepressionCoaching

Also works with

Eating disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Michigan

Languages

English