- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Babette
Babette Chatelle-Bergman is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in California who helps people facing parenting challenges and difficult life transitions. She brings 12 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical support for emotional ups and downs. Her style is warm and direct so parents can get usable strategies fast.
Babette uses a collaborative approach that centers each person's goals and strengths. She listens for what matters most and then helps clients build steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward tools to manage mood, reduce anxiety, and improve everyday functioning. Her work includes trauma and abuse recovery and support for people coping with bipolar disorder and mood conditions. She also supports people navigating identity, self-esteem, and issues such as obsessive thoughts, dissociation, and social anxiety.
Guidance is tailored to the individual's situation rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Babette combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior together. That mix helps people notice unhelpful patterns and practice new ways of responding in daily life.
She emphasizes clear skills and small experiments clients can test between appointments. People who choose her often want practical help for parenting stress, mood management, and trauma healing. Sessions aim to strengthen coping, reduce overwhelm, and create reliable routines that fit busy lives.
Babette works in English and provides remote formats to fit varied schedules.
What Babette works with
Everything Babette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Babette helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Babette lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building on their strengths. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients identify goals and next steps. It is useful when someone needs empathy and space to make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to change how they feel. Sessions include simple exercises and experiments clients can do between meetings to test what works. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, mood problems, and repetitive negative thoughts.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Babette works collaboratively to decide what fits best based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time and combines elements when that helps reach practical goals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone calls are a lighter option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can support quick check-ins or ongoing processing between appointments. These formats help people fit therapy into busy parenting and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Babette
What concerns does Babette commonly address?
She supports people with parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, mood disorders including bipolar, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include OCD, dissociation, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a compassionate, collaborative style that focuses on goals the client brings. Sessions combine listening with practical skill-building and step-by-step plans.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience informs a steady, practical approach to therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPCC credential, which is listed as CA LPCC, and practices out of California.
In which languages are sessions provided?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Babette offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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