Chandel Tommola, LMHC

Chandel Tommola is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, and trauma. She speaks plainly and works with clients to build skills for everyday life. Her approach aims to help people feel more like themselves again and move toward goals they care about.

She has 12 years of counseling experience in settings that include private practice, the justice system, in-home work, and telehealth. That range means she is comfortable using different ways of working depending on what a person needs. Sessions often focus on identifying patterns that keep someone stuck and learning small skills that make daily life easier.

Chandel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, trauma-focused methods, and client-centered techniques alongside motivational interviewing and solution-focused work. That mix lets her combine practical skill-building with attention to how people understand their own experiences. She balances challenge and support, pointing out unhelpful habits while also validating strengths.

Typical concerns she addresses include coping with life changes, grief, addictions, self-esteem struggles, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, and work or career worries. She also focuses on issues like attachment and abandonment, body image, codependency, and ADHD-related challenges.

Chandel works from New York and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their pace and routine.

How Chandel’s approaches work online

Chandel commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce worry, low mood, or unhelpful habits. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and helping people make sense of their own goals and values in a calm, respectful way.

She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change and build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or improving routines. Choosing the right approach is a joint process - the therapist and client talk about goals, try methods, and adjust based on what feels helpful. This collaboration helps tailor sessions to each person's needs and preferences.

Online formats allow the same approaches to be used across video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer conversations and skill practice; phone works well when bandwidth is low or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit brief check-ins, homework discussion, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to attend regularly and fit therapy into a busy life.