Chidale Blackwood is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and stress.
01About Chidale
Chidale Blackwood is a licensed professional counselor in South Carolina who helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She meets clients where they are and offers calm, practical support for everyday struggles. Chidale focuses on clear steps people can use between sessions to feel steadier and more in control.
Chidale draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and choose meaningful action.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Attachment-based ideas guide work on trust, closeness, and patterns that began in early relationships. Her work often addresses trauma, attachment issues, and codependency patterns.
She also supports people with family conflict, anger, addictions, intimacy concerns, and career stress. Clients can expect a person-centered, collaborative process that focuses on concrete skills and personal values. Sessions aim to build coping tools and clear communication skills.
Chidale incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed. She also adapts conversations for people dealing with parenting strain, sleep or eating concerns, and identity questions. Over six years of practice shape her flexible approach.
Chidale emphasizes small, manageable changes first, then expands toward longer-term goals. The tone is compassionate and straightforward, helping people move from feeling stuck to making practical progress.
02Credentials
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 8599 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1578626750 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Chidale lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Chidale names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Chidale names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, so they can choose actions linked to what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change mood and routine; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape trust and closeness today and supports work on communication and connection in current relationships.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they adjust techniques over time so sessions stay practical and relevant to the client's life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper interaction is helpful. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to have brief check-ins, share thoughts between sessions, or build skills in small steps. These options provide flexibility so people can fit therapeutic work into their routines.
05Questions people ask
What problems does Chidale help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting and career strain, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered. Sessions focus on practical steps, values-based choices, and building skills people can use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with a broad range of concerns and has developed a flexible approach from that practice.
What credentials and region apply here?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as SC LPC, and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are used for therapy sessions?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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