About

My name is Chelsea Fountain.  I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist located in Orange County California.  While I work with a wide variety of people and presenting concerns, I have a lot experience working with adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, and grief. I also have experience working with women who have been touched by infertility and child loss.  I am trained in Prepare/Enrich couples counseling and offer some other evaluations and testing.

What is a Marriage and Family Therapist?

Marriage and family therapy as a whole is defined as "...service performed with individuals, couples, or groups wherein interpersonal relationships are examined for the purpose of achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive marriage and family adjustments. This practice includes relationship and premarriage counseling.  The application of marriage and family therapy principles and methods includes, but is not limited to, the use of applied psychotherapeutic techniques, to enable individuals to mature and grow within marriage and the family, the provision of explanations and interpretations of the psychosexual and psychosocial aspects of relationships, and the use, application, and integration of the coursework and training required by §4980.37, 4980.40, and 4980.41." (BBS.CA.GOV)

An LMFT is someone who has a masters degree in clinical psychology and has passed all aspects of the licensing to practice therapy with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  LMFTs work to help you gain skills to have more satisfying relationships with those around you.