Chance Olivas, LMHC

Chance Olivas is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a core approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, mood shifts, and relationship strains. Chance keeps language direct and practical so parents and busy adults can follow along easily.

He focuses on short-term, goal-oriented work that looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions often include skills practice for managing anxiety, building self-esteem, and improving communication. He also offers coaching-style help when clients want structure for life changes or performance goals.

Chance blends a few methods to match each person’s needs. He incorporates elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and Narrative Therapy to reframe life stories. Solution-Focused techniques are used to set clear, attainable goals during the work together.

With three years of clinical experience, Chance has worked with adults, college-age students, and athletes. He aims to make sessions straightforward and useful, avoiding jargon and focusing on what people can do between meetings. The result is practical tools and clearer next steps.

People who reach out will complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their life. Chance supports therapy through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility across different routines and schedules.

How CBT and Skills-Based Work Translate to Online Therapy

Chance commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical coping skills for anxiety, low mood, and stress. CBT sessions often include brief exercises and homework that people can practice between meetings to see steady progress.

He also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT-style techniques help when strong emotions feel overwhelming and when someone needs tools for steadying reactions in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Chance will talk through goals and preferences with each person and together decide whether CBT, DBT elements, or solution-focused goal work is the best fit. That collaborative decision guides how sessions are structured and which exercises are prioritized.

Online formats offer practical advantages for this style of work. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging supports ongoing coaching, brief skill reminders, and follow-up between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and keep practice consistent.