Hi there— I’m Chelsea Domanico, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Professional (PMH-C) with a deep passion for supporting others through their mental health journey.

Feel Everything Counseling came to be after many years of observing a pattern in my clients seeking to feel less—less sad, less anxious, less hurt, less angry, less scared...

While these are generally uncomfortable feelings, the way to truly confront and manage them is to essentially feel more. Allowing ourselves to feel our emotions—rather than suppress, avoid, or ignore them—is the only way for us to work through them. Life is meant to be felt; emotions enhance and enrich our lives, both the comfortable and uncomfortable ones. In allowing ourselves to feel everything, we invite the opportunity to experience life more profoundly and authentically.

As a deeply feeling person, I understand the difficulty of having our emotions take over. My work with clients often revolves around processing, understanding, accepting, and making space for our experiences. We work to decrease the intensity and understand how to manage and cope with ones’ emotional range. We often focus on increasing awareness and mindfulness to deepen an understanding of ones’ emotional experience, and in turn, better regulate their emotional response. Mental illness manifests in many different ways; We work to develop tools and skills needed to manage and alleviate symptoms, while figuring out interventions to meet each individual’s specific needs.

Feel Everything Counseling also came to be after observing and experiencing the intense stigma around mental illness. We are often taught to keep our emotional experiences private and to feel shame around mental health struggles. This stigma further supports the notion to suppress and ignore our emotions, only worsening symptoms for the individual. Everyone experiences difficulty with their mental health at some point in their lives-we should encourage openness around mental health and support one another in each of our journey’s to mental wellness.

Outside of providing therapeutic support for my clients, it is my mission to combat the stigmatization of mental health. I strive to normalize discussions about mental health and its treatment in the same manner we talk about physical ailments, without hesitation or fear of judgment. I am dedicated to the advocacy for prioritizing mental health in each individual’s life, as well as society at large. Join me on this journey of prioritizing mental health in each of our own lives, our loved ones lives, and the lives of those in our community.