Practice Philosophy:
Dr. Chelsea Moss (previously known as Dr. Chelsea VanderWoude) is a licensed clinical psychologist who brings warmth, clarity, and compassion to her work as a psychotherapist. She creates a supportive, trusting environment where children, teens, and young adults feel truly understood and empowered while they pursue meaningful changes in their lives. Dr. Moss tailors treatment to younger patients, using age-appropriate interventions and developmental norms to create an engaging and effective environment for skill development and growth. She incorporates parents as co-pilots in treatment, leveraging their expertise and supporting them with strategies for behavior management and communication at home.
Dr. Moss offers comprehensive eating disorder treatment for patients with significant picky eating, concerning weight loss, lack of interest in food, and binging/purging behavior, and considers parents and families an essential component of recovery. She helps patients facing anxiety and OCD learn to face their fears, tolerate discomfort, and lead fulfilling lives. She also supports teens and young adults as they navigate complex relationships, stress, body image, independence, and identity, including concerns relating to culture, gender, and sexuality. Parents appreciate her ability to connect with their teens who are struggling with anger management, risky behaviors, and emotional ups and downs. Those who work with Dr. Moss often describe their time with her as meaningful and inspiring.
Areas of Expertise:
Dr. Moss specializes in treating eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), and Binge Eating Disorder. She also has expertise working with children and young adults struggling with anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and related disorders, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder, risky behaviors in teens, and chronic suicidality. Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Based Therapy (FBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Exposure-Response Prevention (ERP), she draws from a broad and flexible toolkit, designing treatment plans that meet the unique needs of each patient and family. She integrates practical skills training and in-the-moment coaching to help patients break unhelpful cycles and patterns.
Experience and Training:
Dr. Moss earned her PhD from Southern Illinois University and completed her predoctoral internship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Louisville. She then pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California San Diego Eating Disorder Center, where she received advanced training in eating disorder treatment approaches, including CBT-for ARFID Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and Family Based Therapy (FBT). She also has extensive training in CBT, ERP and DBT. Her work has spanned diverse clinical settings, from family therapy to specialized eating disorder clinics. She is grateful to use her expertise to help children, teens, and families make significant changes that impact both daily life and long-term wellbeing.
