Chelsea Whitby  

Chelsea is an intern, completing her master's degree in Mental Health Counseling at the University of the Cumberlands. Her prior career was in education, where she has a Master's of Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University. She spent 20 years working with students and families with a special focus on disability, neurodiversity, mental health, and experiential learning. Chelsea loves working with people and understands the nuances of how people learn, grow, and change.  

Chelsea's passion for mental health comes from a deep desire to help alleviate suffering and a commitment to the belief that healing is possible. As a dedicated meditation and mindfulness practitioner, Chelsea takes a gentle, embodied, self-compassionate approach to therapy, where she believes that with the right support, the client always has the ability within them to change. She has experience with issues related to parenting/family life, disability, neurodiversity, anxiety, educational concerns/homeschooling, 12-step programs, relationships and communication, spiritual abuse/religious trauma, women's issues, chronic pain/illness, childhood trauma, and mood regulation, and depression.

In addition to her master's degree, Chelsea is receiving advanced training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, an evidence-based mind-body approach aimed at helping individuals suffering from chronic pain and illness. Additionally, she is a qualified Learning to Breathe instructor, a program rooted in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), designed to support individuals in developing self-awareness, enhancing emotional regulation, and increasing overall well-being.