Therapist profile
Babette Chatelle-Bergman, LPCC
California
LPCC in California - Trauma and Life Changes
Continue with BabetteWhere Babette stands
- Credentials
- LPCC
- License
- LPCC, California / 14109
- NPI
- 1578223103
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Codependency support
About Babette
Babette Chatelle-Bergman is a California LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and life transitions. She also focuses on codependency, autism and Asperger Syndrome, mood disorders, OCD, and related concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and involve practical, person-focused work.
Babette uses plain, evidence-based methods rather than jargon. She listens to what is happening now and helps people notice patterns that keep causing pain. Conversations often cover coping skills, communication, boundary-setting, and ways to manage mood swings or overwhelming memories.
Her background combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Client-centered work means the person’s experience guides the pace and focus. CBT offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to practice new responses.
Typical sessions look at what is most pressing first. For example, parenting stress, trouble saying no, or repeated patterns in relationships get straightforward strategies and short homework to try between sessions. Babette helps people test small changes and notice what works.
She draws on a dozen years of clinical work in California and focuses on practical goals. The aim is not to force quick fixes but to build steady skills for handling intense emotions, setting boundaries, and reducing patterns that lead to isolation or self-blame.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens closely, follows what matters most to the client, and adjusts session pace and topics to fit. This approach helps with feeling heard, exploring relationship patterns, and addressing parenting stress.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It uses short exercises, thought logs, and practice tasks between sessions. CBT is useful for managing mood swings, anxiety, compulsions, and habitual patterns like people-pleasing.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit goals and preferences. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Confirm current session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into everyday life easier by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins during busy weeks. They can also let people use video or audio in ways that match comfort level and bandwidth. The focus is on practical access and keeping sessions useful for day-to-day needs rather than on a particular delivery method.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include codependency, mood disorders, OCD, and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). That means sessions follow the client's concerns while using concrete skills to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor licensed in California. Her practice is located in California.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Check the booking flow to see which formats are offered for scheduling.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
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