Chelsea Johnson (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Qualified Supervisor of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associates in North Carolina. She completed a 45-hour certificate program in clinical supervision at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Chelsea earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies from James Madison University and her Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Syracuse University.

With over 13 years of experience, Chelsea specializes in working with relationships and families within the LGBTQIA+ community. She is a lesbian-identified provider and practices within the standards of care set by WPATH (World Professional Association for Transgender Health) and ALGBTIC (Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling). Chelsea is an active member of WPATH and a Clinical Fellow Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). She completed a 12-hour intensive LGBTQ-Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training through the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative in 2024. Chelsea has additionally completed a 12-hour training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (2022), Gottman Method Couples Therapy - Level 1 (2020), and over 100 hours in evidence-based trainings centered in clinical work with the LGBTQIA+ population.

Chelsea founded Horizons Marriage & Family Therapy to create a community resource for LGBTQIA+ mental health, serving diverse relationship formations, and all folks identifying as LGBTQIA+. She believes in providing a safe space where clients can trust their therapist to understand their experiences without fear of discrimination or re-traumatization. This continues to be her mission  every day.

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​Chelsea is a systemic, dynamic, and authentic clinician with over a decade of experience providing psychotherapy to folks identifying as LGBQTIA+. Chelsea is feminist, intersectionally-minded, and actively anti-rascist. She brings a non-cis-normative and not-hetero-normative lens to her work. Chelsea believes our attachments and our relationship constellations are where we may feel most troubled in our lives, and also where we actualize our highest selves. Chelsea is a very active and directive therapist, will use curse words, will laugh with you, and won't sit behind a notepad.

In her therapy practice, Chelsea works with individuals aged 11 and up, addressing relationship challenges, gender identity exploration, neurodiverse partnerships, family dynamics related to gender identity and sexuality, and issues surrounding ethical non-monogamy and polyamory. She specializes in working with queer-identified youth and their parents to foster understanding and support. Chelsea employs systemic and family-centered approaches, tailoring goal development and skill-building to support her clients' unique needs.

Overall, Chelsea is dedicated to helping her clients explore their past experiences in a safe and supportive environment, empowering them to recognize their strengths and create positive change in their lives.