- Evidence-based techniques
- Attachment and shame
- Skills for daily stress
About Channing
Channing Herrera is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 12 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also notes focused experience around abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, family problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, panic, phobias, seasonal mood shifts, self-love, social anxiety, women’s issues, and young adult concerns.
Channing uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people understand what keeps painful feelings alive. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and to try clearer ways of responding to hard situations. She describes a collaborative manner where the client’s goals shape the work rather than a fixed checklist.
Her approach includes person-centered conversations, solution-focused steps, and cognitive-behavioral skills. She also draws on strategies from dialectical behavior ideas and parts work to notice self-critical thoughts and the emotions behind them. The focus is on learning skills that can be used between sessions.
Channing often works with issues rooted in attachment and past wounds that fuel guilt and shame. She helps people name those patterns, practice brief behavioral changes, and test new ways of relating to themselves and others. Practical coping tools are paired with attention to painful memories that still steer current choices.
People meet for regular sessions that follow a plan agreed with the therapist. The practice asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based methods translate to online work
Channing names several evidence-based approaches she uses in her practice and explains them in straightforward terms. Cognitive-behavioral strategies focus on identifying thought and behavior patterns, then practicing clearer responses to reduce anxiety and self-critical thinking. These techniques are concrete and often include short between-session exercises to test new ways of coping.She also uses parts-oriented work that helps people notice different inner voices or parts that hold guilt, shame, or fear. That approach looks at what those parts are trying to protect and offers alternative ways to respond. Dialectical behavior ideas contribute skills for managing intense emotions, like short grounding practices and step-by-step emotion regulation tools.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they adjust techniques over time based on what helps and what feels workable.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow using written or audio exercises between appointments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or sessions without video when that helps concentration.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, guilt and shame, and related concerns.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses evidence-based techniques to help name the thoughts and memories that keep guilt or shame active. Sessions combine noticing those feelings with practical steps to try different responses.
What is her background and experience?
She has 12 years of clinical experience as an LMFT in California. Her work has emphasized anxiety, grief, attachment concerns, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.