Chelsea Sudderth, LMSW - Therapist in Michigan

Depression and anxiety
Trauma and mood disorders
Coping after disasters

About Chelsea

Chelsea Sudderth is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, and complex trauma. Chelsea combines practical strategies with a calm, client-centered approach to help people manage day-to-day challenges.

She uses a mix of therapies to tailor sessions to each person's needs. That can include approaches that help identify unhelpful thoughts, build acceptance skills, and strengthen emotion regulation. Chelsea emphasizes working at a pace that feels safe and manageable for each person.

Chelsea has experience supporting people through relationship struggles, career concerns, body image and eating issues, and self-esteem challenges. She also helps individuals cope with big life changes and stress related to natural or human-caused disasters. Her background includes focused work with trauma, mood disorders such as bipolar and disruptive mood dysregulation symptoms, and co-occurring difficulties.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Clients can expect to talk through immediate concerns, learn tools for regulating emotions, and practice skills between sessions. Chelsea stresses collaboration and invites people to shape goals that matter to them.

She offers an empathetic, nonjudgmental stance informed by having received therapy herself. That perspective shapes how she partners with people who need support during difficult times.

How Chelsea’s methods translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and adjusting after difficult events. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions to change patterns that cause distress. CBT is often used for anxiety, mood concerns, and problems like low self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chelsea treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients try different tools to see what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. She encourages open discussion about what helps and adjusts methods over time.

The practical upside of remote sessions is fitting support into a busy schedule. Online options can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, keep regular appointments around work, or avoid travel time. Because the original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, confirm current session options before booking. Therapists and licensed professionals can offer flexible ways to deliver care that aim to work with everyday life and recovery goals.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepressionCoaching

Also works with

Eating disordersSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / loneliness Life purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Chelsea help with?

She works with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar symptoms, eating and body image issues, ADHD, and related concerns such as self-esteem and career stress.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, blending strategies that focus on acceptance, mindfulness, and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

Chelsea has eight years of professional experience working with mood disorders, complex trauma, ADHD, and relationship-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LMSW and is licensed in Michigan.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients schedule with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.