Chelsey Flohe, LCSW

Chelsey Flohe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 22 years of clinical experience across civilian, military, and hospital settings. As a female Veteran and a clinician licensed in both Virginia and California, she brings a broad perspective to helping people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and major life transitions. Her background includes work as a transplant social worker, which shaped a commitment to advocating for individuals with chronic illness and addressing health inequities and social justice concerns.

Chelsey approaches therapy as a collaborative process that balances support with constructive challenge. She aims to help people better understand themselves, build practical coping skills, and move forward when they feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns, including caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, family and blended family issues, eating and body image struggles, end-of-life and hospice counseling, veteran and first responder issues, and multicultural considerations.

With training in approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy, she tailors treatment to each person’s needs and goals. Chelsey emphasizes empowerment and partnership, and she is committed to supporting clients through the changes that brought them to therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches for Effective Online Care

Chelsey draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing symptoms like anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers tools for making measurable changes in daily life.

Motivational Interviewing is used to foster clients’ own motivation for change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening commitment to goals. This approach works well for people facing transitions or struggling to make lasting changes in areas such as health behaviors or caregiving roles.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Chelsey collaborates with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limitations, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic distance. These formats allow licensed professionals to work with clients in ways that fit daily life while maintaining a focused therapeutic relationship.