Babette Chatelle-Bergman, LPCC

Babette Chatelle-Bergman is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 12 years of experience supporting people through tough moments. She focuses on practical steps that help clients feel steadier and more able to manage everyday pressures. Her work emphasizes clear, down-to-earth conversation that helps people sort through painful memories and current struggles.

She specializes in trauma and abuse recovery and helps people rebuild self-esteem after difficult experiences. She also supports clients coping with mood disorders, bipolar challenges, and the ups and downs of major life changes. Parenting concerns and the strain of daily caregiving are common topics in her sessions.

Babette draws on client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to each person in the room. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and habits shape feelings and actions. Sessions focus on practical skills, noticing thought patterns, and trying new ways of responding to stress.

Her approach aims to be steady and respectful rather than rushed. People are encouraged to set the pace and the priorities for work in therapy. Over time the work often shifts from immediate coping to building more reliable routines and healthier self-talk.

Babette practices in California and conducts sessions in English. She works with a broad range of concerns including autism-related issues, codependency, dissociation, obsessions and compulsions, social anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, and young adult challenges. The goal is to help each person find clearer next steps and stronger everyday habits.

How these approaches look in online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on following the client's lead and making space for each person's priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the client decide the next steps that feel right for them.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and try small experiments to change them. This approach is useful for managing mood swings, anxiety, obsessive thinking, and everyday routines that get in the way of feeling better.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapt the plan as progress continues. Clients and the therapist make decisions together about pacing and techniques.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and shorter check-ins when needed. If you want to confirm which session formats are available, ask before booking so you can pick what fits your schedule and comfort. Online care can let people maintain progress between appointments and apply new habits directly to daily life.