- LISW-CP South Carolina
- Guilt and shame focus
- Client-centered methods
About Chantel
Chantel Martin is a South Carolina LISW-CP - a licensed independent social work clinician with four years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, grief, anger, trauma, and life changes. Chantel also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, family of origin concerns, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions of life purpose.
She starts from a client-centered stance and treats people as the experts on their own lives. Sessions aim to build on what already works for each person while gently addressing what gets in the way. She uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies rather than technical language.
Mindfulness practices and solution-focused discussion often appear in sessions when a person wants tools for managing anxiety, stress, or intense feelings. Motivational interviewing is used to help when making changes feels stalled or confusing. These methods are combined as needed rather than applied in a fixed order.
Chantel helps people talk through hard feelings about family and past hurts, and she pays attention to how shame or guilt show up in daily life. She will work with clients on skills for regulating emotion, improving self-esteem, and setting steps toward goals they value.
She asks people to be willing to try small experiments between sessions and to bring observations back to discuss. New clients begin by matching through the site, completing a short questionnaire, and scheduling a first session to see if the approach fits.
How Chantel uses approaches in online sessions
Chantel often draws on client-centered therapy, which centers the person's own perspective and priorities. In practice this means she listens, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's lead about which problems to tackle first. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful place to make sense of their feelings.She also uses mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice thoughts and body sensations without getting swept up in them. These practices are useful for managing anxiety, stress, and intense emotions like shame. Solution-focused methods provide short, actionable steps to try between sessions when a client wants concrete ways to move forward.
Deciding which method to use is collaborative. Chantel will work with each person to identify goals and pick approaches that match their needs and pace. That choice can change over time as different issues come up.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises and mindfulness practices for remote sessions so the work can be continued between meetings.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kind of concerns does she work with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, grief, anger, trauma and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment, family of origin issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a client-centered approach and practical techniques like mindfulness and solution-focused conversation to help people notice how guilt and shame show up and take small steps to change unhelpful patterns.
What is her background and experience?
She holds the LISW-CP credential and has four years of professional work experience helping people with motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and depression.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed in South Carolina as an LISW-CP and practices under that credential in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.