Babette Chatelle-Bergman, LPCC

Babette Chatelle-Bergman is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in California with 12 years of practice. She focuses on helping people facing trauma, mood struggles, parenting stress, and major life changes. She aims to make sessions straightforward and useful so parents can get clear tools and support.

Babette combines practical techniques with a warm, accepting approach. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that keep them stuck. She also relies on client-centered methods to listen closely and shape goals with each person.

Her work often addresses trauma and abuse recovery, rebuilding self-esteem, and managing mood disorders including bipolar disorder and seasonal affective disorder. She also helps with obsessive-compulsive concerns, dissociation, isolation, and self-harm safety planning when those issues come up in therapy.

Parents may find guidance for parenting challenges and support during transitions like moving, new stages of life, or disruptions in routine. She also pays attention to communication problems, codependency, and the social or emotional struggles that young adults face.

Sessions are offered in English and provided via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Babette works collaboratively, helping people set realistic steps and practice new skills between sessions so changes are more likely to stick.

How CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Babette uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors. CBT sessions often include practical exercises, simple homework, and clear strategies for managing anxiety, mood shifts, obsessive thinking, or changes in routine.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and shaping goals with each person. That approach helps people feel heard and guides the therapist and client to set priorities that reflect the person's values and strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Babette works collaboratively to decide whether CBT techniques, client-centered listening, or a mix of both best match a person’s needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts methods based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy lets people connect from home or another convenient place when schedules are tight. Video calls support face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps with quick reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family or work routines.