About Babette
Babette Chatelle-Bergman helps people facing big emotional struggles and life changes. She works with adults who are coping with trauma, mood challenges, parenting stress, and issues that affect self-esteem. Babette speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.
She brings 12 years of experience as a clinician and holds the LPCC credential, which she uses to guide clinical work in California. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
The goal is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Babette combines client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral tools. That means she listens first to understand a person’s story, and then helps them try small, concrete changes that reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
Examples include testing new ways of thinking and practicing different responses to triggers. Her practice covers trauma and abuse, bipolar and other mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and disruptive mood dysregulation concerns. She also supports people dealing with isolation, obsessive-compulsive patterns, dissociation, and self-harm thoughts by building coping plans and safety strategies.
Parents can get help with parenting strain and communication problems without judgment. Young adults and people living with autism traits can find a straight-forward, respectful approach to problem solving. Babette focuses on real-life coping skills and clearer communication so people feel more able to manage daily demands.
Using Client-Centered and CBT Approaches Online
Babette blends client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make steady progress. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s lived experience so they feel heard and respected. That approach helps people who need a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through painful memories and current stresses.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for mood problems, anxiety, obsessive thinking, and for building practical coping strategies after trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Babette will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then suggest techniques to try and adjust them based on what helps most. This collaborative process helps clients take ownership of change rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on the go, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility while keeping sessions focused on practical skills and real-world problem solving.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English