Chelsea Zendarski - Therapist (LCSW)

Empathic Realist - Co-Founder & Therapist at Sanity Center

Chelsea is a trauma-informed Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings both heart and grit to the therapy space. Her clinical background includes individual and family trauma, crisis services, and experience in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings. But what truly defines her work is the deeply human, real-life experience she brings with her. Chelsea has walked through her own seasons of loss, family dysfunction, traumatic relationships, and the layers of navigating military life. She understands what it means to feel overwhelmed, stuck, or like you are carrying more than your share, and she is not here to pretend she has it all figured out either.

Her approach is grounded, holistic, and relational, focusing on the mind, body, and soul as interconnected parts of the healing process. Chelsea believes we are all here trying to make it through the chaos of being human, and that therapy can be a powerful space to strip away shame, reconnect with yourself, and remember your wholeness. She welcomes clients of all beliefs, backgrounds, identities, and values. There are no pedestals in her office, just two humans showing up honestly and doing the work together.

Chelsea works primarily with adults and older teens who are ready to face the tough stuff and open to growing from it. She will meet you where you are, challenge you lovingly, and hold space for the most real and honest version of you to unfold. With her East Coast roots, her style blends straight talk, sarcasm, deep compassion, and practical support, because healing is not always polished, but it is always worth it.

If you are looking for a therapist who is spiritual yet grounded, real yet kind, and not afraid to drop an occasional F bomb when the moment calls for it, Chelsea might be the match you did not know you needed.