Chana Rivka Hersh , LPC

Chana Rivka Hersh is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas who holds a Master of Arts in Community Counseling from Texas State University with a focus in individual counseling and marriage and family therapy. With 25 years of experience, she brings an integrative, client-focused approach that begins by listening and building a trusting, nonjudgmental space where people can be fully seen.

Her practice commonly starts from a client-centered foundation, working collaboratively to clarify what a person wants out of life and establishing measurable goals. From there she draws on a range of techniques - including cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, family systems, neuro-linguistic strategies and other interventions - tailoring the work to each individual’s needs and comfort level. Early in her career she worked with people with severe and persistent mental illness within the Texas state hospital system, helping more than sixty individuals and their families transition to community living.

Over the years she shifted emphasis toward supporting survivors of abuse and neglect and has provided both crisis intervention and ongoing therapy for concerns such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, phobias, relationship and family system issues, substance use and addiction, eating disorders, LGBTQ matters, suicidal ideation and self-harm. Her aim is for clients to feel understood while making measurable progress; by setting well-defined outcomes together, many report reaching the goals they set during treatment. She welcomes the opportunity to walk alongside clients as they pursue greater fulfillment and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Chana Rivka Hersh incorporates client-centered therapy as a core approach, which centers on empathic listening, respect for each person's experience and collaboration to identify meaningful goals - an approach that helps with relationship, self-esteem and life-direction concerns.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is often useful for symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress and patterns that get in the way of daily functioning.

Attachment-based work is another strand of her practice, focusing on how early relationships shape current connection patterns and emotional responses. This approach supports healing in areas such as intimacy, abandonment concerns and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process; she collaborates with clients to tailor methods to their needs, goals and preferences so therapy feels practical and relevant. Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing people to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity during life transitions.