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Chad Nelson

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

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Hi there, I'm Chad!

Chad Nelson, LMFT: I am trained in providing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, and play therapy. I have experience providing school-based therapy, working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

My approach

CBT, Trauma-Focused, Client-Centered, Existential, and DBT.

My focus

My experience ranges from treating substance abuse, depression, anxiety, PTSD, grief/loss, personality disorders, and sexual and gender identity.

My communication style

I am very personable, relatable, and focus on building the therapeutic relationship with my clients. Clients report feeling heard, respected, and comfortable.

My journey to mental healthcare

I became a therapist because I lost my father when I was 13 years old to a blood disorder. I wanted to grow up and help people that experienced grief/loss like I experienced.

My goals for you

I focus on solutions and meet clients where they are at by setting realistic goals.

My first session with you

To be welcomed, heard, comfortable, and wanting more therapy.

About Chad

Specialities

Addiction
ADHD
Adolescents/Teens
Adoption
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
Autism or Asperger's Syndrome
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Career Counseling
Children
Child Abuse or Neglect
Codependency
Coping Skills
Cultural Stress
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Gambling
Gender Identity
Grief
Impulsivity
Impulse Control Disorders
Internet Addiction
Job Stress
Learning Disabilities
Legal Stress
LGBTQIA+
Life Transitions
Marital/Pre-marital
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Older Adult
Oppositional Defiance
Panic Attacks
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Psychosis
Racial Identity
Racial Trauma
Relapse Prevention
Relationship Issues
Schizophrenia
School Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sex Therapy
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Sexual Orientation
Sports Performance
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Thought Disorders
Transgender Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Video Game Addiction
Weight Loss
Women's Issues

Methods

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Behavioral Activation
Child/Parent Psychotherapy
Client Centered Therapy
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Couples Therapy
Dialectical (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Existential
Experiential Therapy
Family Therapy
Grief Therapy
Group Therapy
Heart Centered
Interpersonal
Intervention
Multicultural
Narrative
Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
Person-Centered
Play Therapy
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic
Racial Trauma Recovery
Relational
Sex Therapy
Solution Focused
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Strength-Based
Structural Family Therapy
Supportive
Transpersonal
Trauma Focused

Practice

License

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LMFTs, are mental health professionals trained in family systems who can diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Anthem, MHN, Kaiser Permanente (Southern Ca), Tricare West, and Blue Shield of CA

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master in Counseling (MC) - California State University, Fresno (05/2014) Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology - National University (05/2012)

Session Information

Video session
60 minutes

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