Chelsea Cohen

About

Chelsea Cohen (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S). Originally from the Texas Panhandle, she attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English. After graduating, she worked in higher education administration as an academic advisor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and later received her Master of Arts in Counseling at St. Edward’s University, where she was a Presidential Fellow and Outstanding Graduate Student in Counseling.

Chelsea completed her graduate internship in the DBT Intensive Outpatient Program at Ascension Seton Behavioral Health, where she gained experience working with a variety of clinical issues, including mood, anxiety, schizophrenia spectrum, and personality disorders, and has been practicing DBT at all levels of care since graduating in 2013. In addition to her extensive training in DBT, Chelsea has completed training in Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Chelsea enjoys training and supervising clinicians to provide adherent DBT and working with clients to identify how they can effectively utilize coping skills to build a life worth living.

​In addition to serving as Director of Operations for ADBTA, Chelsea is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences at St. Edward’s University where she teaches Abnormal Psychology. Chelsea resides in Austin, TX, with her husband, son, and two dogs.

Specialties

• DBT - Comprehensive (Fully Adherent)
• Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT)
• Impulsive Behaviors
• Perfectionism
• Loneliness
• Fertility, Pregnancy, & Postpartum
• Abuse
• "I need someone to talk to"
• Social Skills Training
• Divorce/Separation
• Low Confidence/Self-esteem
• Trauma
• Substance Abuse/Addictions
• Sexual Abuse/Assault
• Self-Harming/Suicidal Thoughts
• School Problems
• Parenting Concerns/Education
• Panic & Anxiety
• Pain Management
• Occupational Concerns
• Life Changes
• LGBTQIA (Gender and Sexual Identity)
• Grief & Bereavement
• Eating Disorders
• Domestic Violence
• Cultural Concerns
• Court Ordered Evaluation
• Body Image
• Anxiety & Depression
• Anger Management