Chelsey Lee, LPC, LCMHC

Chelsey Lee is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, practicing in North Carolina. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT issues. She aims to make the first step less intimidating for people who are ready to try therapy.

Chelsey keeps sessions straightforward and down-to-earth. She listens without judgment and helps people name worries and priorities. Together they set small, practical goals and track what helps between sessions.

Her work draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect feelings. She also uses client-centered approaches that emphasize empathy and the person’s own goals. Dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness skills are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

With five years of counseling experience, Chelsey blends hands-on skills and steady support. She helps clients build routines, manage symptoms, and practice coping tools. Sessions often include problem-focused plans and simple skill practice to use in daily life.

Chelsey understands that life changes, medical issues, parenting stress, and relationship losses all affect mental health. She supports people navigating fertility, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, aging and hospice related strain, and challenges around identity such as gender dysphoria. The approach is flexible and shaped by each person’s situation.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and managing mood or ADHD symptoms. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and letting the client set the pace and goals in sessions.

Those approaches are often combined in a collaborative way. Chelsey will work with each person to figure out which methods fit best. Together they review goals, try a few techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and doable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is helpful for longer therapy meetings and visual interaction. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short updates or skill coaching into a busy day. These options make it possible to keep continuity of care while matching communication style and schedule needs.