Chelsea Sheedy, LCMHC

Chelsea Sheedy is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who brings a creative, client-focused approach to therapy. She initially trained and worked as a professional musician and became a board-certified music therapist after studying at the University of Iowa. Chelsea later earned a master’s degree in clinical counseling to expand her clinical skills and better support clients’ mental, emotional, and physiological needs.

Her practice emphasizes a multimodal, individualized approach that draws on clients’ interests and strengths. Sessions may incorporate music, art, writing, or nature-based elements alongside talk therapy to make interventions feel meaningful and nonthreatening. Chelsea adapts techniques from multiple therapeutic models to meet each person where they are and to help them pursue practical goals for wellbeing and growth.

She has a particular commitment to working with survivors of trauma and abuse across the lifespan, including those experiencing complex PTSD. Chelsea also supports people affected by domestic violence, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, intimacy and sexual concerns, addiction and co-occurring substance use, parenting challenges, and life transition issues. She works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, LGBTQ+ individuals, parents, and families. Trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), she integrates this modality creatively for distance work when appropriate. Chelsea offers a warm, compassionate therapeutic presence and partners with clients to explore healing and change.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches in Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It can support those coping with anxiety, depression, or life transitions by teaching practical skills to live in line with what matters most.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and emotional regulation. It is useful for people working through abandonment, attachment wounds, relationship struggles, and intimacy concerns, and it helps build safer, more secure ways of relating.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that helps the brain process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact. When indicated, Chelsea integrates EMDR techniques in distance sessions using creative adaptations appropriate for online work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Chelsea works with clients to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, manage transportation or mobility limits, and connect with licensed professionals from different locations. These options support consistent engagement and make ongoing therapeutic work more accessible for many people.