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Chana Rivka Hersh

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Chana Rivka Hersh, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 19623
  • NPI1952924078
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • CBT strategies
  • Attachment focus
  • DBT skills

About Chana

Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 25 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and anger. She also addresses career pressures, compassion fatigue, and life changes.

Hersh begins by listening closely and getting to know each person. She uses a client-centered stance at first to build trust and learn what the person wants to change. From there she and the client set clear goals and decide practical steps to reach them.

Her work draws on several approaches to match what a person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps with unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Hersh has a long history working with people who experienced severe mental illness and with survivors of abuse and neglect. She has provided crisis counseling and ongoing therapy for problems such as suicidal ideation, substance issues, sexual addiction, and complex trauma. That background influences how she plans steady, achievable steps with clients.

Practical progress matters in her work. Sessions focus on concrete skills, clearer communication, and problem-solving that fit everyday life. To start she asks people to identify goals and then maps a realistic path toward them.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Chana Rivka Hersh commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and goal oriented, which can suit anger that shows up at home or work. Attachment-Based Therapy is another strand she uses to examine how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and trust; this can help people who react strongly in close relationships. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Choosing the best approach is collaborative. She begins by listening to what the person wants to change and then discusses which methods match those goals. Together they decide on techniques and a pace that suit the person's needs and day-to-day life. Confirm the session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so sessions can occur between obligations. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt exercises, homework, and skills practice so they work in everyday settings rather than only in the session.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with adults on anger related to relationships, work frustration, built-up resentment, and related stressors.

How would she approach anger in sessions?

She starts from a client-centered place, listening first, then uses techniques such as CBT and DBT skills to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotion regulation.

What experience does she bring?

She has worked in counseling since 1994 and has 25 years of professional experience, including crisis work and supporting people who experienced 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.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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