Chauncey Chatman

Chauncey Chatman brings more than 15 years of clinical experience supporting adolescents, couples, families, and adults through a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns. He blends collaborative talk therapy with a steady emphasis on mindfulness practices to build self-awareness and encourage practical behavior changes that promote healthier outcomes. His counseling style incorporates core elements of client-centered therapy while drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method techniques, Mindfulness Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to tailor care to each person’s needs.

Chauncey has held roles as a school counselor and case manager, and he has worked as a marriage and family therapist within hospital and community mental health clinic settings in California. In those positions he collaborated on multidisciplinary treatment teams alongside psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer counselors, and family service professionals. He earned a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Chapman University, a graduate-level credential that prepared him for clinical practice. He is licensed in California as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and holds certification as a Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC).

His clinical interests include stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, parenting support, self-esteem, career transitions, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. He also focuses on attachment issues, codependency, commitment and communication problems, control issues, substance use challenges, family of origin dynamics, fatherhood issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, men’s issues, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, and paranoia. Chauncey currently works with individual adult clients and uses an integrative, client-centered approach to help people develop clearer insight and practical strategies for change.