Chelsea Vargas , LCSW

Chelsea Vargas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers therapy to adults. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Chelsea writes plainly and listens closely to each person's story.

She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions often include learning coping tools, practicing new responses, and talking through difficult emotions. Chelsea balances skill work with space for emotional processing.

Chelsea has worked in outpatient, hospital, and crisis settings. Over three years she has supported people facing substance use and mental health concerns at the same time. That background helps her manage intense moments and steady long-term work.

Her approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based. She treats people as the experts on their lives and focuses on practical steps that build insight and resilience. Chelsea emphasizes collaboration and respects each person’s pace.

Clients can expect down-to-earth guidance, specific skill practice, and attention to real-world needs like sleep, coping, and relationships. She also works with issues such as attachment, codependency, communication problems, postpartum depression, and veterans’ concerns. The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and a stronger sense of self.

Skill-based approaches for online care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practicing changes that lead to different feelings and outcomes. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and many everyday problems by teaching concrete skills and homework practices.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness tools. It is helpful for intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, and improving how someone relates to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Chelsea will work with each person to choose or adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She mixes skill teaching with reflective work so people can learn and apply tools at their own pace.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a lighter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter updates or ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on practical skill-building and real-world change.