Chelsea Sudderth

Chelsea Sudderth is a Michigan Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) with eight years of professional experience. She works with people managing depression, anxiety, mood disorders including bipolar, ADHD, and complex trauma. She also supports those facing career uncertainty, self-esteem concerns, eating issues, and coping with major life changes such as loss or transitions.

She uses a client-centered approach to build practical skills and understanding together. Sessions often include strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thoughts, behaviors, and values. Dialectical behavior techniques and existential ideas are also used when they fit the client's goals.

Chelsea focuses on concrete changes people can make between sessions. That might mean trying a new way to respond to difficult feelings, experimenting with small routines to manage mood, or practicing communication steps for stressful conversations. She frames work as a collaboration and checks progress regularly.

Her background includes supporting people after trauma and helping those with co-occurring issues such as eating concerns or dissociation. She draws on eight years of clinical practice in Michigan to shape interventions that match each person’s needs and pace.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted at this time. Before booking, people should confirm current session options and scheduling details through the platform.

How Chelsea uses therapeutic approaches online

She often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people identify what matters to them and take small, values-guided steps. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which can help with mood, anxiety, eating concerns, and ADHD-related routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chelsea treats this as a collaboration and will discuss which methods fit a person's goals, preferences, and current challenges. She adjusts plans based on what helps in regular check-ins.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into a busy day, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in when bandwidth is limited, and video lets someone use visual cues during skill practice. Ask about available formats when scheduling to pick what works best for your routine.