Chani Cochran , LCSW

Chani Cochran is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 19 years of clinical experience. She has worked across outpatient and inpatient settings and now practices privately. Chani centers her work on each person's goals and personal values. Her style is client-centered, which means sessions follow the client's pace and priorities. She focuses on building trust and clear communication, and she checks in often about how therapy feels and whether it's helping. Clients can expect a straightforward, respectful approach that honors their perspective. Chani helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family concerns, intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and identity and self-esteem questions. Chronic illness, career strain, and compassion fatigue are also within her areas of focus. Her methods draw from several approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, and dialectical behavior therapy. She adapts tools to fit each person's needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all plan. People looking for help with women’s issues may find her perspective relevant, as she lists Women's issues among her specialties. Sessions are offered in English and are available through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to identify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Chani will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their goals and preferences. She adapts strategies as progress is made and invites regular feedback about what is and isn't helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people speak face to face when visual cues are useful, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity during transitions.