About Chance
Chance Olivas is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, self-esteem, and adjusting to life changes. Chance draws on coaching-style work to help people find motivation and clearer direction.
He uses straightforward, goal-oriented approaches in sessions. That often means setting small steps, practicing new skills, and tracking progress between meetings. He blends cognitive behavioral ideas with other methods to address mood differences, social anxiety, and feelings like guilt or shame.
How Chance works
Chance pays attention to how people tell their stories and how those stories shape feelings and choices. Narrative elements help people reframe difficult experiences and identify strengths. Internal Family Systems ideas are used to notice different inner parts and foster self-compassion.
Sessions also focus on communication problems and forgiveness when those issues come up. Solution-focused ideas guide short-term planning and quick wins when someone needs immediate coping tools. Work on self-love and life purpose ties into longer-term change.
He has three years of clinical experience and offers sessions over video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Conversations are adapted to each person’s needs and goals, with plans adjusted as progress is made.
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What Chance works with
The areas below are the ones Chance selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Chance commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, mood difficulties, and social fears. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and small steps forward to build momentum and address specific problems quickly.Chance treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then test approaches together. That lets the plan shift over time so sessions stay useful and relevant to what the person wants to accomplish.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and styles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice, phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins, written reflections, or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to choose what works best for day-to-day life.
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