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Chauncey Chatman. Marriage & Family Therapist License # LMFT45560. I have over 10 years of experience providing therapy services to adolescents, couples, families, and adults. Much of my approach is a combination of collaborative talk therapy with a strong emphasis on mindfulness practices that foster self-awareness and behavior modification that result in more positive outcomes.
My approach
My approach to therapy includes active use of the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused therapy.
My focus
Currently, my focus is on working with adult individual clients. I have worked with many other populations as well including adolescents, families, and couples. I have provided treatment services to people from all over the world including individuals and families. I currently work regularly with individuals who are challenged by symptoms of depression, anxiety, substance use issues, codependency issues, grief issues, relationship issues, and anger management issues.
My communication style
I seek to establish a collaborative tone or environment. I often try to gather additional background/historical information from the client in order to help the client identify and process their stated goals. I often seek to introduce what I hope would be helpful ideas, concepts, and practices that are conducive to helping the client achieve their stated goals through active involvement in the treatment process. I also seek to provide continued empathy and encouragement.
My journey to mental healthcare
I didn't initially plan to become a therapist. The process was more evolutionary: I started working with youth, then families, couples, and individuals in various jobs that included job coach and employment and education coach/counselor. I decided to seek a graduate degree when I was working directly with adults as an employment and assessment specialist. In that job, I worked directly with adult individuals who had lost their jobs due to closures/reductions. I was then becoming more familiar with issues that affected their potential for retraining: substance use, relationship/family issues, anger issues, anxiety, and depression among others. I decided then that I wanted to learn more as I believed that I needed more knowledge and more understanding about how to help individuals achieve their goals and improve their relationships. Since that time, I have worked as a School Counselor/Case Manager and Marriage and Family Therapist in various hospital and mental health clinic treatment settings in California include work as a member of mental health treatment service teams that included psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer counselors, and family service workers. I believe that I am most effective as a therapist with individual clients who are challenged by major life transitions.
My first session with you
I try to help the client identify desired long-term outcomes and potential benefits of working collaboratively to achieve realistic achievable goals step-by-step.
