Chelsey Flohe, LCSW

Chelsey Flohe is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 22 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. People come to her when they need steady guidance through hard transitions or emotional overwhelm. She describes therapy as a place to learn about yourself and to take steps toward change.

Flohe brings experience from civilian, military, and hospital settings. She is a female Veteran and has worked as a transplant social worker, which shaped her interest in chronic illness and caregiver stress. Her background includes work with hospice, first responder concerns, and veteran and armed forces issues. She also pays attention to multicultural and social justice aspects of care.

Her approach mixes practical therapies that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set reachable goals. Motivational Interviewing is part of how she helps people find their own reasons for change.

Chelsey will also address trauma with Trauma-Focused Therapy when it is needed, and she balances challenge with support. She says therapy can be hard work and will offer honest feedback while helping people build new skills for everyday life.

She practices in Virginia and provides services in English. Chelsey advocates for people facing health inequities and brings a trauma-aware lens to her work. To begin, follow the site's process to connect and schedule a first session.

How Chelsey’s Approaches Shape Online Care

Online therapy with Chelsey draws on methods that focus on clear steps and personal motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on what a person wants to change and builds small, practical goals to get there. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck by helping them find their own reasons to make changes and commit to them.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Chelsey will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the situation, and adjust the plan as progress is made. She balances challenge and support and invites clients to give feedback about what helps most.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can cut travel time, allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, and let people meet with a therapist who has experience with military and medical settings without relocating. Ask about available session options and scheduling when you start the matching process.