Chelsea Cohen, MA, LPC-S (Texas), Executive Clinical Director

She/Her/Hers
Chelsea Cohen is a DBT Therapist and Associate Executive Director for ADBTA. She enjoys training and supervising clinicians to provide adherent DBT and working with clients to identify how they can effectively utilize coping skills to build a life worth living. Meet Chelsea at the Austin DBT Associates offices in Austin TX today.

More About Chelsea Cohen

Chelsea Cohen (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S). Originally from the Texas Panhandle, she attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English. After graduating, she worked in higher education administration as an academic advisor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and later received her Master of Arts in Counseling at St. Edward’s University, where she was a Presidential Fellow and Outstanding Graduate Student in Counseling.

Chelsea completed her graduate internship in the DBT Intensive Outpatient Program at Ascension Seton Behavioral Health, where she gained experience working with a variety of clinical issues, including mood, anxiety, schizophrenia spectrum, and personality disorders, and has been practicing DBT at all levels of care since graduating in 2013. In addition to her extensive training in DBT, Chelsea has completed training in Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). Chelsea enjoys training and supervising clinicians to provide adherent DBT and working with clients to identify how they can effectively utilize coping skills to build a life worth living.

​​In addition to serving as Executive Clinical Director for ADBTA and its sister companies, Therapy Austin and Mindfully Texas, Chelsea is an adjunct faculty member in the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences at St. Edward’s University where she teaches Abnormal Psychology. Chelsea resides in Austin, TX, with her husband, son, and two dogs.

License Information: License # 71667 ; Expires 01-31-2027

Specialties

"I need someone to talk to"AbuseAnger ManagementAnxiety/DepressionBody ImageCourt Ordered EvaluationCultural ConcernsDBT - Comprehensive (Fully Adherent)DivorceDomestic ViolenceEating DisordersFertility, Pregnancy & PostpartumGrief & BereavementImpulsive BehaviorsLGBTQIA (Gender and Sexual Identity)Life ChangesLonelinessLow Confidence/Self-esteemOccupational ConcernsPain ManagementPanic & AnxietyParenting Concerns/EducationPerfectionismRadically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT)School ProblemsSelf Harming/Suicidal ThoughtsSexual Abuse/AssaultSocial Skills TrainingTrauma