Kay Plasterer-Chu, LMHC

Kay Plasterer-Chu is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with 25 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress and anxiety, relationship conflicts, trauma and abuse, and depression, offering steady support as they work toward meaningful change.

Kay creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of criticism, and she partners with clients to explore their goals and next steps. She recognizes that making the decision to begin therapy and then taking action requires courage, and she meets that courage with practical encouragement and compassion.

LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a credential that indicates the ability to provide professional counseling services. Kay emphasizes collaboration and support, helping clients who are committed to change find clearer direction and realistic ways to move forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focuses on taking values-based action; it is often useful for stress, anxiety, and depression. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, genuine listening, and the client’s own strengths to build self-understanding and confidence, which can be especially helpful for relationship concerns and self-esteem work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and attachment patterns to improve emotional connection and address relationship struggles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Kay will collaborate with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. The work is team-based, with the therapist and client shaping the plan together.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity when schedules change, and access licensed professionals and therapists from wherever the client is located in Indiana.