She’s a great listener and takes the time to be relatable instead of looking at me like in a super professional sense. I appreciate that and I love the transparency.
Chelsea Deines, LCSW
Experienced mental health professional
Provides online counseling through BetterHelp
At a glance
Chelsea is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.
- 4.5 stars
- Clients are very satisfied with Chelsea. View 63 reviews
- Speaks English
- Offers Telehealth visits
- Licensed in Missouri and Kansas
Recent reviews
I have been working with Chelsea for a few months since the death of my boys’ dad. She is helping me to work through my grief and reassuring me every step of the way that my feelings are completely normal. She is really good about checking in with me often to see how things are going. She is helping me deal with things so that when I am with my family and friends, I don’t feel the need to share with them how I am doing. I am just keeping it between my therapist and me. I think it makes me a more calm person to be around.
More about Chelsea
- 4 years' experience
- Female
- LCSW, LSCSW
I am a Clinical Social Worker, licensed in Missouri and Kansas and I have been practicing Social Work for almost 15 years. I have worked in a variety of settings, including medical social work, hospice/bereavement social work, and in private practice, working with a variety of ages and various populations. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and other mood disorders.
My therapeutic style is very warm and empathetic. My first goal in sessions is to make the client/s feel as comfortable as possible, especially when the situation is anxiety provoking. I offer a supportive and encouraging perspective while challenging and providing guidance when necessary to reach therapeutic goals. My therapeutic perspective is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral approaches, along with the addition of focusing on individual strengths and provide a reality therapy perspective. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek for a more fulfilling life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you.
Specialties
Treatment Approaches
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Licenses
Chelsea Deines's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376056424.
- LCSW · Missouri · 2020004196 · Expires September 2025
- LSCSW · Kansas · LSCSW 5174 · Expires April 2026
About online counseling
- Affordable.
- Pay a low flat fee.
- Convenient.
- Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
- Available now.
- There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.
Online counseling, also known as teletherapy, is a method of delivering mental health services through digital means such as video conferencing, phone calls, or messaging platforms. It can be an ideal option for individuals who have difficulty accessing traditional therapy due to geographical distance, time constraints, or personal preferences like privacy and comfort. Many people find it easier to open up from the familiarity of their own space.
Teletherapy has been found to be highly effective, with studies showing that it can produce similar outcomes to in-person therapy, particularly for issues like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The flexibility and accessibility it offers make it a valuable alternative to conventional therapy settings.
Reviews for Chelsea Deines
All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.
Overall rating:
She’s a great listener and takes the time to be relatable instead of looking at me like in a super professional sense. I appreciate that and I love the transparency.
I have been working with Chelsea for a few months since the death of my boys’ dad. She is helping me to work through my grief and reassuring me every step of the way that my feelings are completely normal. She is really good about checking in with me often to see how things are going. She is helping me deal with things so that when I am with my family and friends, I don’t feel the need to share with them how I am doing. I am just keeping it between my therapist and me. I think it makes me a more calm person to be around.
Chelsea had been very helpful with helping me to understand where I am coming from and how it affected me.
I have been in therapy with Chelsea for a couple of months. She has been very helpful in validating my feelings of grief and helping me to better understand what I am going through during this season of my life. I would highly recommend Chelsea to my friends or family if they need someone to talk to.
She is amazing. Listens to what I have to say and she always lets me know that I’m doing fine. After a couple sessions I can already tell that I’m seeing things a little differently and I appreciate everything she does
Chelsea has been incredible at helping me work through grief. She is extremely professional and personable. She has 100% changed my perception of counseling. I look forward to our sessions.
Chelsea has helped me learn to direct my own life and be who I want to be. She has been there for me to vent to and bounce ideas off of. She is there when I feel lonely or lost. She is amazing.
Chelsea is wonderful. She will message me through the week to check in when she doesn’t have too. If i’m in a bad situation she is there for me. My sessions are amazing.
She calms me down and makes me feel less lonely
She is great, she makes me feel comfortable and safe when talking about my feelings and thoughts.
Chelsea has been an incredible source of advice - listening and understanding my feelings and helping me come to understand them as well. She has never pushed when I was hesitant to talk about something. She is happy to text back, when I have trouble discussing things on video chat. She often responds quicker than I would ever expect and outside of normal business times. Chelsea has been one of the greatest reasons that I have been able to grow and understand myself. I would absolutely recommend her, and have often recommended BetterHelp in general.
Chelsea has done amazing things for me. She has met me where I am at. Walked me through things I didn’t know where bothering me. Helping me with things that I thought would be with me for life. She also listens and really hears what you are saying. She pushes when appropriate and will take a step back when you need to. I have gone through a lot of counselors but Chelsea is the best by far. Thank you for all the help that you have done and will do in the future.
She is wonderful! She reaches out to me, and always has great resources.
Chelsea is helping me so much! I have been in counseling for years, but have made the most progress in just the last 6 months with Chelsea.
I appreciate the timely responses. I feel heard and much better after a conversation.
Wonderful experience so far
I would recommend Chelsea to anyone and everyone. I feel like I’ve made lots of progress with her help.
Chelsea has been super helpful! With the issues, I was dealing with she was quickly able to figure out what was going on and provide me with a lot of tools and resources to help out. I love her approach to helping people and she provided me with a ton of help!
I have never seen a therapist before and she made me feel comfortable from the very beginning. I truly think she's a gem!
Chelsea is a wonderful listening ear and always provides helpful encouragement. She helps me process my feelings and is willing to help me in multiple ways like text, call, or video conversations.
Chelsea has been exceptionally helpful for me through various issues. She is always there to prompt me to see things in a new light and help me find ways to work through my complex emotions.
I had my first video chat session with Chelsea today. She is very compassionate and understanding of what I am going through and offered some very good suggestions on how to move forward. I would highly recommend her!
Chelsea is always helpful and be there for me whenever I need her!
I worked with Chelsea for several months and she was always there to help me navigate numerous relationship, work, family and pandemic-era challenges. She was always great about making me feel heard and validating my feelings. That's often just what I needed -- an unbiased third perspective to bounce challenges or tough situations off of. I would recommend her to anyone else needing the same, and I'm so grateful for her support.
She is one who listens and doesn’t judge. She offers many different tools to help you overcome issues. She makes you feel like a person and not just a number.
I am learning so much about myself and learning how to be a better human working with Chelsea.
Great Listener and truly understands the end goal. She is great at helping find resources and provide options to take action to improve at life
I really appreciate Chelsea’s help. This was a really challenging school year, and Chelsea really helped me establish better boundaries.
Chelsea has been absolutely incredible. She always responds quickly even when it’s late at night and do not expect her to see it until the morning. She has talked me through a lot of different emotions both on video and through chat. She was patient with me while I tried to figure out how to discuss some of the things that I really didn’t want to. She listens when that’s what I need but also offers advice and suggestions that have worked very well so far when that’s what I need. I’m very grateful to have stumbled across BetterHelp and having Chelsea as my counselor (therapist?)
I am very happy with the quick response I have gotten I’ve the past couple of weeks.
Thus far, Chelsea has been prompt and supportive in helping me find new ways to think about my daily grind. I appreciate the time we can talk about some of the issues I’m dealing with and her feedback has been mostly helpful. We have yet to speak over the phone or through FaceTime, not that i have asked to or anything, so I can’t speak for how we get along, but I do enjoy knowing that she cares enough to send me a message every few days and see how I’m doing. It Is genuinely a positive in my week.
Chelsea is the perfect fit for me and has been there almost immediately whether it’s been in the middle of the night or in the middle of my day. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to lean on when I needed someone. I know she can’t be there for everyone but she has definitely changed my perspective on counseling and hope more see how helpful it can be when you find the right person. I’m incredible thankful for all she does!
Chelsea does a great job listening to me and recommending tools to help me. She regularly checks up on me.
She is extremely thoughtful, very timely, and caring. 10/10 changed my life.
Chelsea is amazing - she is changing my life.
Chelsea has been a great help so far. She is attentive and knows how to think in constructive ways.
She makes me feel like I matter. She is a great person to talk to.
I have just started with Chelsea and she gave me some new perspective to think of. It feels good to talk to someone who's understanding and not trying to steer me into their direction.
She has helped me turn my life around in such an objective way, while still making sure that I know she cares. It's really remarkable how great she's been for me
So far I'm really enjoying working with Chelsea! She is understanding in given circumstances (ie needing time to work and process). She also checks in periodically even if you haven't responded, just to make sure you're doing okay. I'm looking forward progressing my work with her!
Chelsea is a very dedicated therapist. She checks on her people often and genuinely is concerned. She help me through a rough situation in my career and I really appreciate her dedication. I have recommended her to many of my past employees ensuring them that she can help. Kate
Chelsea is a beautiful person with a beautiful smile and very warm and welcoming. I had no difficulty connecting with her . She is very well equipped and skilled for her work . Glad to have her .
Chelsea is friendly, personable and easy to relate to. She listens, and really cares about who she is helping!
She is the perfect therapist for me, and, I am certain, many other individuals. Through work with Chelsea I have come out from a deep, dysfunctional depression; I am now functioning at my best self to date. Gratitude.
Chelsea is a wonderful therapist! She listens attentively and it really shows! I feel like she is very easy to be honest with and let her know what's going on. I haven't been able to be this honest with any other therapist. She offers her support while also challenging my thoughts. Having access to Betterhelp has been such a blessing during a time I've needed it most.
Chelsea really helped me through a rough patch in my life. With the pandemic, my job, and my marriage all were overwhelming me. Having her to talk to helped me think about it differently.
Chelsea has been wonderful so far. Very attentive and understands what i'm going through. Looking forward to more counseling with her!
Chelsea is very helpful and attentive. She guides my healing in the direction I need to go even when I don't realize it myself.
Chelsea was so so helpful. She was always quick to respond and gave me very helpful advice. She helped me set goals and gave me motivation to push through challenges. She was very realistic with me and showed me things from a different perspective. Overall she was super helpful and I would recommend her to anyone struggling with different things.
Chelsea’s counseling style is warm and honest. I feel validated and at the same time feel I’m being given straight-forward feed back. She responds quickly and I feel supported. She allows the time needed for progress to take place while still gently pushing me to challenge my lines of thinking. When I do experience personal growth, she’s there to encourage and educate me on how to continue moving forward in the healthiest way for me. I highly recommend her. Chelsea’s guidance has been a huge asset to me as I work towards my goals.
Chelsea meets me at my level and doesnt patronize or coddle me which I appreciate.
She is very good at listening.
She is great with communicating. Very helpful and insightful!
Chelsea has been very understanding, caring, and insightful.
Chelsea has been amazing. The last counselor I had through better help I wasn't completely happy with. I'm so glad i said something and switched over. It's been a completely different experience. She listens and pays attention to the things I'm saying. Gives me opportunities to better myself and I don't feel any pressure to get things done when im not in the mood. I can really tell she's there to support me in the ways I need. I'm very happy with her.
I was not expecting to add a second counselor. I lucked out with Chelsea.
Chelsea is great. She is so kind and helps me to find my worth. I feel like she was an absolute perfect match and she does an amazing job helping me through life.
Chelsea has been fantastic. Right off the bat she was able to pinpoint my issues and directly address them with clear steps and goals for overcoming them.
Chelsea is amazing. She’s very respectful, kind, caring and prompt. I can talk to her about anything and everything and it’s always helpful. She always has another angle to look at. She’s also honest and committed to her clients. Love her!!
Chelsea has been really integral in helping me to better understand how to process my emotions. In the beginning stages of therapy, I know that it can be overwhelming for a lot of patients. However she is respectful, reassuring, and pleasantly punctual. All of that new therapy fear was erased!
I just started with Chelsea, but I have loved working with her. She listens to me, understands what I need, even if I don’t. She always makes me feel like my feelings are justified instead of judging them. I know she will be there for me on the calm times or rough.
Good help!
Great gal!
Frequently asked questions
Does Chelsea Deines offer telehealth visits?
Yes. Chelsea Deines works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.
What language(s) does Chelsea Deines speak?
Chelsea Deines speaks English.
How many years of experience does Chelsea Deines have?
Chelsea Deines has 4 years of experience.
Where is Chelsea Deines licensed to practice?
Chelsea Deines is licensed to practice in Missouri and Kansas.
Does Chelsea Deines accept clients outside of the United States?
No, Chelsea Deines does not accept clients outside of the United States.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?
Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."
What treatment approaches does Chelsea Deines offer?
Chelsea Deines offers clients Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy.
How can I communicate with Chelsea Deines?
Chelsea Deines can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.
How do I get started with Chelsea Deines?
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