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Dr. & Mrs. Chelsey Ragas

LA LPC 6437

Credentials

LA LPC 6437

NPI Number

1326494493

Location

Louisiana

Languages

English

Accepting new clients

5 years experience

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About Dr. & Mrs. Chelsey Ragas

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor, Supervisor in Louisiana and Nationally Certified Counselor with over 5 years of experience working as a counselor. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, family issues, identity issues, career challenges, and eating disorders. I also helped many people who have addictions to substances including heroin, pain pills, cocaine, methamphetamines, benzodiazepines, and alcohol,

My counseling style is approachable and interactive. I believe the counseling process is one where we both work together to help you reach your goals. I believe in treating everyone with respect, care, compassion, and and I don’t believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines a variety of counseling styles to include solution-focused, person-centered, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness. Since therapy is about you, I tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

It is a major milestone for someone to take the initiative to want to improve area(s) in their life. If you are ready to take that step I am here and ready to support and help you.

I look forward to working with you!

Licenses

LPC

6437

Professional experience

Addictions
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Depression
Eating disorders
Grief
Self esteem
Stress, Anxiety

Additional Focus Areas

Body image
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Life purpose
Self-harm
Self-love
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Clinical Approaches

Client-Centered Therapy
Mindfulness Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Therapy

Languages

English

15 Reviews

“Dr. Ragas is skillful, knowledgeable, and very professional. I recommend her without any hesitation.”

“She is a great counselor and always wants the best for her clients.”

“Dr. Ragas has been a great guide in my mental health journey. Over a period of months she has helped me process through a lot of past trauma and experiences in my own time. Her approach with me has been gentle and supportive, but is always ready to point out the unhealthy practices I have in my life in constructive ways. She is very obviously dedicated to her patients and cares about them deeply. I do most of the talking in the sessions, but she is quick to guide the discussion back to our planned topics if necessary and recognizes valuable departures from the planned course. I would definitely recommend her if you want an open, empathetic individual for your guide/therapist.”

“I have recommended my therapist to several people.”

“She's great.”

“Dr. Ragas is a skillful listener and offers both discreet and imaginative insights about matters under discussion. One of her strengths is her ability to reframe and integrate immediate concerns in the context of the client’s ongoing personal development. This skill supports client motivation to continue making progress.”

“She's amazing.”

“Dr Ragas has been amazing and helped me manage though a very tough time. She’s patient, understanding and truly cares about her patients. I know counseling isn’t for everyone, but I believe those who are ‘iffy’ about counseling would be converts if they had a Dr Ragas in their lives!”

“Dr. Ragas listens with great skill and offers insights that help me understand how the strategies and tools she offers will help me manage difficulties.”

“Dr. Ragas is wonderful. She is thoughtful, practical, nonjudgmental and empathic. She helped me significantly with issues related to social and generalized anxiety and alcohol abuse. I would recommend her without reservation to anyone who is considering therapy.”

“Listened and recommended solutions”

“She truly cares about my welfare, and connects personally.”

“She’s amazing! Very blunt and always wants the best for you! Highly reccomend”

“Dr. Ragas has an amazing range of expertise and she deploys her skills in very meaningful ways. She is a great listener and cuts through B.S. with diamond blade wisdom and whit! I recommend her without any exceptions.”

“She’s outstanding and understanding”

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