Chanel Carlile, LCMHC

Chanel Carlile, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in Utah, has five years of clinical experience. She focuses on anxiety and mood disorders and also works with trauma, addictions, grief, relationship issues, and other concerns. Chanel describes her work as helping people find practical tools to reduce current distress while addressing underlying drivers of that distress.

Chanel uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. She names Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness practices, and client-centered methods among the approaches she draws on. She adapts established theories and evidence-based interventions to fit individual personalities, situations, and values.

Her background includes both private practice and community-based mental health settings. That range has involved treating conditions from panic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms to personality-related issues and psychotic disorders. Chanel says this variety has helped her become a well-rounded clinician.

She places emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and on creating a respectful connection. Chanel states she wants to hear about all parts of a person and to help clients recognize value in those parts. Her described stance combines humanistic and psychodynamic foundations with pragmatic techniques to reduce symptoms and address root causes.

Outside of work she makes collages, does crossword puzzles, and collects rocks. She mentions small everyday habits like staying up late and making songs for her dog to give a sense of her personal side.

How her approaches translate to online sessions