- Skills focused
- Relapse prevention
- Stress reduction
About Chanel
Chanel Bowen is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with 11 years of experience helping people manage difficult patterns and challenging life events. She combines practical strategies with compassion to help clients change unhelpful behaviors and feel more grounded. Chanel frames work around clear goals and step-by-step skill building.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used to teach emotion regulation, stress tolerance, and better communication. Chanel also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to help people notice values and improve relationships.
Chanel incorporates relapse prevention approaches when addictive behaviors are involved. As a registered yoga teacher, she can introduce simple stress-reduction exercises during telehealth visits to help calm the body and mind. Sessions focus on concrete tools you can practice between meetings.
Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, depression, trauma and grief, parenting strain, ADHD, codependency, and chronic illness among others. She helps people address both immediate coping needs and longer-term behavior change.
Chanel offers video and phone appointments on weekday mornings most weeks, and she responds to messages during the workweek. To start, clients use the site’s matching process and schedule according to the available times. She aims to help people bring forth a more resilient, steady version of themselves.
How her approaches shape online work
Chanel uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it often focuses on skills you can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety or break cycles of avoidance. She also teaches Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills such as emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful when strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or repeated unhelpful coping show up in daily life. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chanel collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level, adjusting techniques over time as needs change. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy schedule and to keep therapy consistent. The biography notes she offers live video and phone appointments on weekday mornings; please confirm which formats fit your needs before booking. Online visits can make it simpler to attend from work breaks or when travel is limited, and phone sessions can be a quicker option when a shorter check-in is needed.Areas of expertise
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Chanel address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, trauma and grief, ADHD, and codependency.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, teaching specific skills such as emotion regulation and stress tolerance while setting clear goals with clients.
What is her clinical background?
Chanel has 11 years of experience as a mental health professional and brings approaches drawn from CBT, DBT skills training, ACT, and attachment-informed work.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She is based in North Carolina and holds the credential LCMHC, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential issued in North Carolina.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography indicates she provides live video and phone sessions; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's listed availability.
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