Chauncey Chatman , LMFT

Chauncey Chatman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with over 15 years of clinical experience working with adolescents, couples, families, and adults. He currently focuses his practice on individual adult clients, bringing a collaborative and strengths-based style to each therapeutic relationship.

His work combines conversational, client-centered therapy with mindfulness practices that build self-awareness and support behavior change. He frequently incorporates principles from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor interventions to each person’s needs and goals.

Before focusing on individual adult work, he served as a school counselor and case manager and practiced as a marriage and family therapist within hospital and community mental health clinic settings across California. In those roles he partnered with multidisciplinary teams that included psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer counselors, and family service workers. He holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University.

He is licensed in California as an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and holds certification as a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC), a credential for working with substance use concerns. His areas of focus include stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting and fatherhood concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Chauncey adapts therapeutic techniques to fit individual preferences and aims to work collaboratively to help clients move toward their stated goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Chauncey integrates Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients lead the pace of change and the therapist offers empathy and support. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and adjust unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. In addition, his practice emphasizes Mindfulness Therapy techniques that cultivate present-moment awareness and emotional regulation, useful for stress management, trauma recovery, and impulse control.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Chauncey approaches treatment collaboratively, working with each person to select tools and strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online therapy with Chauncey is available by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexible options to fit varied schedules and life circumstances. These formats allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care, make sessions more accessible for those with mobility or location constraints, and enable follow-up and support between scheduled appointments.