Chana Rivka Hersh , LPC

Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas who combines an integrative, client-led approach with extensive clinical experience. She earned a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Texas State University, with focused training in individual counseling and marriage and family therapy, and uses that foundation to tailor care to each person’s goals and circumstances.

In early sessions she emphasizes a person-centered stance, listening closely and creating a respectful therapeutic relationship that allows clients to be themselves without judgment. From that collaborative starting point she helps clients clarify what they want from therapy and then applies techniques drawn from neuro-linguistic methods, cognitive-behavioral strategies, gestalt, and family systems work as appropriate. Her practice follows the lead of the individual and draws on a range of approaches to address specific needs.

Her clinical history includes work beginning in 1994 with people who experienced severe and persistent mental illness, supporting more than sixty individuals and their families to transition from institutional settings into community living. Later she focused on helping survivors of abuse and neglect and has treated depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, phobias, relationship and family system issues, substance use and sexual addictions, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation or self-harm. She has provided both crisis intervention and ongoing counseling across these concerns.

Her stated goal is for each person to feel understood while making measurable progress toward meaningful outcomes. Clients typically report that, by setting clear goals together, they follow a roadmap that leads to defined improvements and greater fulfillment in life.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Chana Rivka Hersh draws on several evidence-informed approaches to meet a range of needs. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps with intimacy-related struggles, abandonment concerns, and improving emotional bonds. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s own goals guide the work - it is useful for building self-esteem, exploring life transitions, and clarifying values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She works collaboratively with clients and with other licensed professionals as needed to determine which methods best fit a person’s goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and adapts techniques over time as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. Sessions can take place by video call or phone for conversational work, or via live chat and text-based messaging for more frequent check-ins and skill practice. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to integrate therapy into daily life while working toward meaningful change.