Founder + Certified
Gottman Therapist
Chelsea Bliss-Ward
LPC, NCC
Specialties
Couples Therapy
As a systems trained therapist, I focus on the relationship patterns between partners and provide concrete tools and teach skills to help couples communicate better.
I work with depression and anxiety, neurodivergence, personality disorders, narcissistic abuse, life transitions, and attachment wounds, all within the context of the system.
Gottman Method
With over 4 decades of research backing the model, Drs. John and Julie Gottman have provided us with a wealth of knowledge and insight into what makes relationships succeed or fail. Focused on 7 key principles represented in their Sound Relationship House, we learn of the key ingredients for last relationships.
You can find out more here!
Love Lab Authorized
I have been trained and approved by the Gottman Institute to utilize their evidence-based clinical assessment, the Gottman Love Lab, in couples therapy, helping identify and address complex relationship challenges.
Couples have the option to engage in the love lab portion of the intake process.
The assessment involves couples recording brief conversations, which are then analyzed by the Gottman Love Lab to provide feedback on their emotions and conflict style. Couples will have the chance to receive personalized insights that are data driven to help inform our work together.
Bio
As a holistic therapist and forever student of the ever broadening field of psychotherapy, I find it a unique privilege to grow and share in my understanding of the human experience. We grapple with life and all its struggles and joys, and the inherent suffering and pain which each of us encounter at some point along our journey. I believe in the power of living life as a whole person, incorporating mind, body and spirit into all entities of life. As we become more self-aware, we are able to better understand our life experiences and how they impact us.
My heart is in working with couples and families. I find it such a privilege to help families and guide them in their relationship dynamics, expressing needs and wants and effectively communicating with one another. My goal is to give families and couples tools to stay together and form connections that will last them a lifetime. Sometimes working with a couple yields the need for change that looks different than the current relationship context. In those moments, I work with those individuals within the system to help support their journey to create this change.
I work from an attachment based model of therapy, looking at primary attachment figures early on and the longstanding impact they have on our current view of self and our relationship to others. As a Certified Gottman Therapist, I use Gottman’s Sound Relationship House and the science behind assessment of interpersonal dynamics and their impact on our lifelong development of relationship attachment. I use a neuroscience framework as a way of understanding how our interpersonal dynamics actually shape the way our brain functions and therefore how we view the world. I am also trained in Relational Life Therapy and incorporate this model into my work with couples to augment my Gottman training.
I founded Path to Bliss Wellness with the belief that holistic health services should be available to more people in our community. I am honored and grateful to have the opportunity to work with other clinicians and provide holistic care for each and every one of the clients we serve on their life journey.
*I am currently only taking on new couples and am predominantly available for full and half day marathon sessions at this time, offering intensive support for couples who want to dive in and expedite their work together as a couple. Please see our Gottman Method page for more details.
Chelsea Bliss-Ward
My Fees:
Fees vary based on session length and type. Initial Individual intakes are 90min in length and cost $250. Individual ongoing sessions are 60 minutes in length and cost $200.
Couples and Family sessions are typically 90 minutes and the cost is $300. Otherwise the rate is $250 per hour for extended sessions beyond 90min.
Chelsea accept checks and all major credit cards. As a courtesy to her clients she will bill their insurance as an out-of-network provider. Insurance plans vary widely in their reimbursement rates/percentages, therefore she highly recommends that you contact your insurance ahead of time and inquire about your benefits. Payment is due at the time the services are rendered. A 3% credit card fee will be applied to all payments for services.