Chelsey Merchant

Chelsey Merchant is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with five years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, body image concerns, and eating and food-related issues. She aims to meet people where they are and help them take practical steps forward.

Chelsey centers sessions on each person's own story. She believes people know themselves best and brings curiosity to learn what matters most to each client. Sessions focus on strengths and on small, doable changes that build toward bigger goals.

Her approach blends practical skills and reflective work. She uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to notice patterns and change unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness tools are used to help manage strong emotions and increase awareness in everyday moments.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are offered to support emotional regulation and coping during hard times. Narrative therapy techniques let clients name and reframe difficult experiences so they fit with who they want to be. Together these tools are used to work through grief, relationship strain, identity questions, and the many ways mood and stress show up.

Chelsey aims to make starting therapy straightforward. She respects that making the first appointment can feel hard and offers a calm, direct way to begin. People who want to explore concerns about eating, body image, trauma, mood, or identity can expect a collaborative, step-by-step plan.

How Chelsey’s approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. The therapist creates space for the person to tell their story and decides goals together, which can help when sorting out eating concerns or relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change patterns that contribute to anxiety or low mood. It often includes small exercises to practice between sessions that build new habits.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for handling intense emotions and improving coping. Skills for distress tolerance and emotion regulation can be especially useful for mood disorders, self-harm urges, and overwhelming stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Chelsey will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences and will adjust the plan as needed over time.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and use short check-ins when days are tight. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit your routine.