Chelsey Diaz, LMSW

Chelsey Diaz is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with eight years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, and life transitions. She has developed particular expertise working with teens and young adults and brings a culturally attuned perspective to multicultural concerns, especially within the Latinx community. Her practice also addresses relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, ADHD, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue, alongside additional focuses such as immigration issues, postpartum depression, and blended family challenges.

Chelsey approaches therapy with warmth and collaboration, creating an open environment where thoughts and emotions can be discussed without judgment. She blends evidence-based techniques with a client-centered stance, helping clients identify realistic goals and practical strategies for change while honoring each personâs unique background and priorities. Clients can expect tailored support for communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and the search for life purpose.

Recognizing that scheduling can be a barrier, she offers evening and weekend appointments and works with clients to find times that accommodate both schedules. Taking the first step toward therapy takes courage, and Chelsey affirms that decision while partnering with clients to begin meaningful work together.

Approaches for Online Support and Goal-Focused Change

Chelsey uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the clientâs perspective guides the work; this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration to help people explore their values and move toward personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another key approach she uses to keep sessions practical and solution-oriented - it focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress or mood problems and teaches concrete skills to shift those patterns. Motivational Interviewing complements these methods by helping clients resolve mixed feelings about change and strengthen their own motivation, which is especially useful for addressing parenting goals, substance-related ambivalence, or lifestyle adjustments.

Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the therapeutic process. Chelsey works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting strategies over time as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Chelsey is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for clients balancing school, work, or family obligations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access a licensed professional from different locations while fitting sessions into a busy life.