Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy helps identify and examine rigid or inaccurate beliefs that can develop after trauma — especially around safety, trust, power, esteem, and intimacy.
Online therapy for trauma & PTSD
You’ve been through a lot. You don’t have to carry it all.
Evidence-based, practical therapy for adults who want past experiences to have less control over the present — without a cold or overly clinical therapy experience.
CredentialPhD, Clinical Psychology
Experience14+ years
Virtual sessions100% virtual
Beyond Florida40+ PSYPACT states
The effects of trauma aren't always obvious
You're highly functional, but maybe your nervous system never got the memo that you're safe.
Trauma-related symptoms can show up in ways that are easy to dismiss, especially when you're used to pushing through.
How trauma might show up
Constantly being on guard
Avoiding certain situations or people that remind you of a trauma
Feeling guilt or shame when you didn't actually do anything wrong
Intrusive unpleasant memories or nightmares
Second-guessing your own decisions or judgment
Over-preparing for things that might go wrong
Difficulty relaxing, even when things are okay
People-pleasing to avoid conflict
Frequently feeling irritable or on edge
Evidence-based trauma therapy
Effective treatments are backed by research.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
PE helps reduce trauma-related avoidance in a carefully paced, collaborative way so memories and reminders can become less powerful over time.
Cognitive-behavioral skills that are practical
CBT and related strategies can help with anxiety, overthinking, emotion regulation, self-doubt, and patterns that keep you feeling stuck outside of the therapy session.
A therapist who understands high-functioning stress
Even when you seem to have it all together, you still deserve support.
I'm Dr. Chelsea Brieman, a Tampa-based clinical psychologist. I specialize in trauma and PTSD and frequently work with high-achieving adults who are also navigating perfectionism, burnout, anxiety, imposter syndrome, ADHD-related concerns, and depression.
My style is warm, direct, collaborative, and practical. We'll make space for what happened while also focusing on what helps you function, connect, and feel more like yourself now.
Virtual Therapy in 40+ states
Specialized care without having to commute.
Sessions are held online through a secure video platform. I'm licensed in Florida, New York, and Wisconsin and can also provide telehealth to clients in more than 40 PSYPACT-participating states.
If you're in Florida, you can meet from home, your office, or another private location anywhere in the state.