- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Chauncey
Chauncey Chatman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 15 years of clinical experience. He works with adults who are juggling stress, parenting concerns, relationship strain, mood challenges, or substance use issues. He focuses on practical steps people can take now to feel steadier and more confident.
Chauncey uses talk therapy alongside mindfulness practices to build self-awareness. He helps people spot patterns that keep causing problems and then try small, doable changes.
Background and approach
Sessions often include goal setting, skill building, and short practices to use between meetings. His background includes roles as a school counselor and as a therapist in hospital and community mental health settings across California. He has worked with multidisciplinary teams that included psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, peer counselors, and family service workers.
He earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Chapman University and holds the California LMFT credential. In therapy he draws on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He also uses elements of emotionally-focused work and the Gottman Method for relationship issues.
Mindfulness practices are woven into the work to help with stress, sleep, attention, and emotional regulation. People often come for help with parenting stress, addiction concerns, trauma, anger, or problems with intimacy and communication. Chauncey aims to make sessions straightforward, respectful, and oriented toward real-life changes people can try between meetings.
What Chauncey works with
Everything Chauncey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Chauncey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
Approaches Chauncey lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can find their own solutions; online sessions use the same patient-led conversations to surface concerns and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through short exercises and homework assignments that are easy to share during video or text sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift interaction patterns in relationships by exploring needs and emotions, which can be addressed through guided conversations and role practice online.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, try techniques in session, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. That process helps match methods like CBT, client-centered work, or emotionally-focused techniques to each person's needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people read nonverbal cues and practice in-the-moment skills. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, quick coaching, and keeping momentum between meetings. Together, these options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Chauncey
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
Typical concerns include stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, sleep problems, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy blends client-centered talk with practical tools. Sessions use cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, emotionally-focused work, and relationship methods where helpful.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
The therapist has 15 years of experience and has worked in schools, hospitals, and community mental health settings as part of multidisciplinary teams.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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