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Chidale Blackwood, LPC

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationSouth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Chidale

Chidale Blackwood is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and a wide range of life challenges including ADHD.

Background and approach

She frames therapy as a collaborative process, working with clients to untangle issues like grief, isolation, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from past hurts. Her clinical attention also includes relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, parenting and career stress, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.

Her practice blends compassion with practical strategies, drawing on evidence-based methods to address attachment wounds, codependency patterns, and the navigation of major life transitions. Chidale emphasizes a person-centered stance that honors each client’s story while offering structure when needed.

With six years of experience, she integrates therapeutic tools to help clients build resilience, improve coping, and pursue clearer direction in their lives. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with sessions shaped around individual goals and values.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action in service of those values while developing greater psychological flexibility; it can be useful for stress, anxiety, life transitions, and motivation-related concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns through structured strategies and homework, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, offering practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will explore a client’s goals, preferences, and presenting concerns and then adapt methods from these approaches to create a personalized plan. Clients and the therapist review progress together and adjust techniques when needed so the work stays aligned with what matters most to the individual.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity during busy periods, manage care from home, or combine brief check-ins with longer sessions, supporting ongoing work in ways that fit each client’s life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting and career challenges, and ADHD among other areas.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, using practical and compassionate guidance. She draws from approaches like CBT, ACT, DBT, attachment-based work, and emotionally-focused methods to tailor support to individual needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a licensed professional counselor with six years of clinical experience working across mood, trauma-related, and relational concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and what credentials does she hold?
She holds the credential SC LPC 8599 and practices in South Carolina as a licensed professional counselor.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with this therapist?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCo-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 issuesFamily of origin issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English