Chauncey Chatman
Straightforward therapy for stress and relationships
LMFT California
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Chauncey
Chauncey Chatman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. He works with adults to address mood problems, parenting stress, grief, and challenges like ADHD and self-esteem.
Background and approach
His tone is direct and practical, aimed at people who want clear steps and calm discussion. He mixes talk therapy with mindfulness exercises to increase self-awareness.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method when working on relationship patterns. Sessions often focus on habits, communication skills, and small behavior changes that make daily life easier.
Chauncey trained in counseling psychology and holds a master's degree from Chapman University. He has 15 years of experience in California settings that include hospitals, school counseling, and community mental health clinics.
He has worked alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and peer counselors on treatment teams. He also brings experience with substance use concerns and holds a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor credential noted in his background.
That experience informs his work with impulse control, addiction, and relapse prevention planning. In sessions he aims to collaborate on practical goals.
Expect a mix of short-term skill building and deeper work on attachment, family of origin issues, and communication. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit varied schedules and needs.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Chauncey often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and impulse control by focusing on concrete strategies and homework.He also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create an accepting space where the client's perspective guides the work. This approach is useful when people need to feel heard, build self-esteem, or explore goals at their own pace.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan over time. That collaborative process helps determine whether more skill-focused work, emotion-focused exploration, or a mix is best.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues for relationship or emotion work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging works well for ongoing coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue progress between sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English