Chelsey Fouts, LCSW

Chelsey Fouts is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who centers therapeutic connection as the foundation for meaningful change. She aims to create a space where clients feel heard, understood, and valued, and she focuses on identifying negative thought patterns while encouraging clients to recognize their inherent worth. Chelsey helps people build practical skills to manage daily stressors and supports positive, sustainable change by exploring how past experiences shape present beliefs and behaviors.

Her clinical work draws on concepts from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - DBT, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - TF-CBT, Solution Focused techniques, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor treatment to each individual. She has recently focused on processing trauma with youth, particularly childhood abuse, and has several years of experience treating anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in both young people and adults.

Clients describe Chelsey as warm, encouraging, and strengths-based. She meets people where they are, offers clear guidance and structure, and works collaboratively to identify goals and step-by-step plans to reach them. Chelsey monitors progress and checks in regularly to ensure clients feel they are moving toward their goals.

In the first session she will explore what brought the client to therapy and how they have been coping, asking about symptoms, stressors, relationships, and other important aspects of their life to build a trusting therapeutic relationship and a focused plan for change.

Evidence-Based Methods Delivered Online

Chelsey uses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - DBT to help clients develop emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT is useful for managing intense emotions, reducing reactive behaviors, and improving relationships.

She also applies Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - TF-CBT to support individuals who have experienced trauma. TF-CBT combines trauma processing with skill-building to address symptoms like anxiety, intrusive memories, and difficulties with trust and safety, and is well suited for work with youth and adults impacted by abuse.

In sessions she may incorporate solution-focused techniques to identify practical steps and build on existing strengths, helping clients move toward achievable short-term goals. Choosing the most helpful approach is a collaborative process - Chelsey works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and adjusts methods as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility, allowing clients to meet by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, maintain continuity of care, and access licensed professionals and therapists without geographic limits within the provider's practice area.