Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Chana works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Chana
Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She brings 25 years of counseling experience to sessions and aims to help clients make clear, practical changes in their everyday lives. Her style is person-centered at first.
She listens, asks about goals, and builds trust. From there she and the client choose techniques that fit the person’s needs and comfort level.
Background and approach
Over her career she has worked with people leaving long-term hospital care and with survivors of abuse and neglect. That work included crisis counseling and longer-term therapy for issues like post-traumatic stress, severe depression, substance concerns, and eating problems. She uses an integrative approach, drawing on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when helpful.
She follows the client's lead and adapts plans as goals evolve. Sessions address practical steps people can take between meetings, such as behavior changes, coping skills, and communication strategies. The goal is steady progress toward the outcomes clients set together.
Chana works with adults across a wide range of life challenges including grief, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD, chronic illness, and intimacy issues. She practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
What Chana works with
Everything Chana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Chana's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Chana lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches come alive online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connection patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and practice new ways of relating to partners and loved ones. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental listening stance where the therapist follows the client's pace and priorities. This approach helps people clarify their goals and feel heard as they work through change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for managing anger, anxiety, and mood challenges.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust as progress is made. Clients often combine elements from different approaches to match real-life challenges.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular sessions easier to keep. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief, on-the-go support and can help maintain momentum between longer sessions. These options help people fit counseling into busy lives and continue steady work on goals.
Questions people ask about Chana
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anger, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of related challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She starts with a person-centered approach, listening closely and building trust. From there she uses tailored techniques to meet practical goals.
What is her background and experience?
She has worked in counseling since 1994 and has 25 years of experience noted as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Her work includes hospital discharge support and long-term counseling for survivors of abuse.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.