- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About &
Dr. & Mrs. Chelsey Ragas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with five years of counseling experience. She works with concerns young adults commonly face, including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, coping with life changes, grief, eating concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and body image. She also lists focus areas such as recovery from substance use, forgiveness, life purpose, veteran issues, self-harm, women's issues, workplace stress, and young adult issues.
Her way of working is approachable and interactive. Sessions are a conversation where the client and she set goals together. She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect while focusing on practical steps. She uses a mix of client-centered work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods to guide those steps.
In practice she listens for what matters most to each person and then picks simple strategies to try. That might mean short-term goal setting, learning mindfulness skills, or talking through motivations for change. She aims to adjust the pace based on what the client wants to work on.
Her background includes counseling people with a wide range of substance use issues, eating concerns, and identity or career-related stress. The LPC credential indicates licensure to practice counseling in Louisiana. She provides services in English and is not working with international clients at this time.
To start, people are asked to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and costs vary by location.
Approaches used online and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the client’s perspective. It helps people work through identity questions, self-esteem, and decisions about career or relationships by keeping the conversation centered on what the client says matters.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and ease anxiety symptoms. Those skills can be used between sessions when managing worry, big emotions, or cravings related to substance use.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review a client’s goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Together they adjust the plan over time based on what is working and what is not.
Confirm the specific session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can occur between classes, work shifts, or other commitments. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep regular contact while working on coping skills, motivation for change, and short-term goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she address for young adults?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, eating concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and life changes relevant to young adults.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is approachable and interactive, focusing on collaborative goal setting and practical steps rather than labels.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working as a counselor with a range of issues including substance use and eating concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Louisiana as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Can people use languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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