- Person-centered care
- Focus on goals
- Practical coping tools
About Chana
Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and problems with sleeping. Her approach aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful from the start.
She begins by listening and getting to know each person. Sessions start with a person-centered stance that emphasizes trust, respect, and the client's goals. From there she draws on cognitive-behavioral tools, attachment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and existential thinking as needed.
With 25 years in the field, Hersh has experience in crisis work and longer-term counseling. Early in her career she supported people with severe and persistent mental illness to live outside hospital settings. She later focused on helping people who experienced abuse or neglect, and she has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma-related symptoms, substance issues, eating difficulties, chronic pain, and suicidal ideation/self-harm.
Her style is collaborative and goal-oriented. She helps people clarify what they want, then builds a roadmap to reach those outcomes. Techniques are chosen to fit each person's needs rather than following a single method.
Hersh aims for clients to feel understood while making steady progress. She guides practical steps for coping, improving sleep and relationships, and moving toward life changes people want to make.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice and change patterns in close relationships. It focuses on how early and current bonds affect feelings and connections, which can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and relationship stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers on being heard and respected. Sessions focus on the person’s own goals and pace, useful for building trust and working on personal growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That choice can shift as progress is made and priorities change.
The original biography does not list specific online or in-person session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that helps. It also lets people continue steady work on sleep, coping skills, and relationship patterns while keeping therapy flexible around daily responsibilities.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, career concerns, and related matters.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Her sessions start with a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening and respect. She then integrates practical techniques from cognitive-behavioral, attachment, dialectical, and existential approaches to match each person's goals.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of counseling experience, including crisis work and long-term counseling. Her background includes work with severe mental illness and with people who experienced abuse or neglect.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
What languages are supported and are international clients an option?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.