Chalice Kopacki, LMSW
Experienced social worker who listens and guides
Details
| Name | Chalice Kopacki |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMSW |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 15 |
About Chalice
Chalice Kopacki is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She guides adults through stressful life changes and everyday struggles with a calm, practical style. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them before deciding what to try next.
She has worked across healthcare, hospice, academia, and mental health settings. That mix influences how she thinks about problems - both the practical parts and the emotional ones.
Background and approach
She also spends time as a professor and academic advisor, helping college students with career planning and job search skills. In sessions she blends narrative ideas with client-centered care. That means she asks about the stories people tell about themselves, and then looks for small, useful changes those stories can open up.
She also draws from cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness when that fits the person's goals. Her common areas of focus include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving demands. Additional focuses include body image, attachment and abandonment worries, and issues around addiction and intimacy.
Chalice aims to provide steady support, encouragement, and practical tools. She describes herself as nonjudgmental and approachable. If someone wants to explore decisions, shift patterns, or simply feel steadier day to day, she works alongside them to do that.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief among the things Chalice works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Chalice among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Chalice directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Chalice directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Chalice’s Approaches Work Online
Chalice commonly draws on Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people rethink the stories they tell about themselves and to create space for new choices. Narrative Therapy looks at personal stories and how they shape behavior, which can help with identity, relationship, and grief issues. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding so clients feel heard while they decide what changes matter most.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools when helpful to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and habits that maintain distress. Finding the right mix is part of the work together - she will help clients choose approaches that match their goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a conversational session that mirrors in-person meetings. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for ongoing support, quick check-ins, or people who prefer writing. These options make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Chalice address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, and coping with life changes. Other focuses include addictions, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and attachment or abandonment concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style centers on listening and helping people reframe their personal stories. She combines narrative approaches with client-centered conversations, CBT techniques, mindfulness, and emotionally-focused ideas as needed.
What kind of background does she bring to therapy?
She has 15 years of experience across healthcare, hospice, academia, and mental health settings, and several years focused primarily on counseling.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an LMSW, which is a Licensed Master Social Worker, and she practices out of Michigan.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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