Chelsea Trout, LMSW (she/her)
Psychotherapist

I believe that who we are is deeply shaped by the worlds we've moved through. I've always been drawn to the tender, complex process of understanding ourselves — how our identities, experiences, and values quietly weave together to become the lives we're living. That curiosity is at the heart of everything I do. As a Black, multi-racial identified therapist, I work to build a space that is genuinely affirming, culturally responsive, and adaptive to you.

My practice is rooted in anti-oppressive and decolonial values. I bring a psychodynamic and relational lens to my practice, meaning I pay close attention to the patterns, histories, and relationships that shape how you show up in the world. My approach is also grounded in somatic and trauma-informed frameworks. I believe the body holds what the mind sometimes can't yet reach, and healing often lives at that intersection. Therapy, to me, is a collaboration: you are the expert on your own life, and I am here as a curious, invested partner in that process.

I work with teens, adults, and couples navigating identity, relationships, transitions, and the weight of lived experience. I have a particular connection to the complexities of racial identity, queerness, and the intersections where those stories meet.

I’m available to meet with clients virtually for online video sessions.

The goals of my practice are to help you:

  • Reconnect with who you are beneath the stories you've inherited or been told

  • Build a relationship with yourself rooted in curiosity rather than criticism

  • Make sense of how your history shows up in your present, and reclaim agency in that

  • Deepen and repair important relationships

  • Find home in your identity, your body, and your life

I have experience treating:

  • Racial identity development, cultural grief, and the complexity of multi-racial experience

  • LGBTQ+ identity exploration and queer relationship dynamics

  • Relational trauma, attachment wounds, and patterns in relationships

  • Adolescents navigating self-discovery, social pressures, and family dynamics

  • Couples seeking deeper connection, communication, or support through transitions

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Trauma and complex experiences related to marginalized identities

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