Chana Rivka Hersh, LPC

Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who helps people navigate midlife transitions and related stresses. She draws on 25 years of experience to support people dealing with anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, ADHD, and other life changes. Her approach begins with listening and understanding each person's goals so therapy can be practical and focused.

She starts sessions from a client-centered place, creating a respectful space where people can share their story without judgment. From there she helps set clear outcomes and builds a plan to reach them. Techniques may include cognitive-behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, attachment-focused work, and elements from existential thinking when those fit the person's needs.

Her background includes long-term work with people who experienced severe mental illness and with those affected by abuse and neglect. That early work included crisis counseling and community reintegration efforts after hospital care. Over time she expanded to support a wider range of concerns, including trauma, eating and sexual addictions, chronic pain, and caregiver stress.

Clients who work with her can expect help in naming realistic goals and following a clear roadmap toward them. She emphasizes practical steps, skills training, and tracking progress as the work continues. The aim is steady, measurable change rather than vague promises.

Chana uses her years of practice to tailor tools to each person. She encourages people to bring their questions and to set the pace of therapy. Those ready to begin are invited to take a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

Approaches that guide online work and planning

Attachment-Based Therapy helps people look at how early relationships shape current patterns. It focuses on connection and helps when relationship patterns, abandonment fears, or attachment issues cause distress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities; the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to set goals and pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, gives practical tools to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other symptoms. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That can mean starting with one approach and adding other techniques as progress is made and needs change. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or between commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that helps keep momentum, or allow work that is largely conversation-based without needing in-person visits. Session options are not stated in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking to make sure they match your needs and schedule.