Chance Olivas, LMHC

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Narrative-minded counselor offering practical coping skills

Details

Name	Chance Olivas
Credentials	LMHC
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	3

About Chance

Chance Olivas is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, and life transitions. He also offers coaching-style support focused on motivation and confidence.

Chance uses Narrative Therapy alongside practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. He aims to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and test new ways of thinking and acting.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-focused rather than long lectures. People often bring worries about communication, guilt, isolation, or questions about life purpose. Chance works to break those problems into manageable steps and to build skills for coping and self-care.

He combines short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns that keep problems repeating. He has three years of clinical experience working with adults, including college-age students and athletes. Chance adapts his approach to fit each person’s needs and pace.

He uses plain language and practical exercises rather than jargon. Sessions may include skill practice, reframing unhelpful thoughts, and setting small experiments to test new habits. The tone is respectful and direct, with an emphasis on real-world changes people can use between meetings.

What this therapist works with

His listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Self esteem among the things Chance works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in his listing among his approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Chance among the ways he works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Chance among the ways he works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Chance among the ways he works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Chance among the ways he works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Chance directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how he works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Chance directly how he uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

Using Narrative and Skills Work in Online Sessions

Chance combines Narrative Therapy with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change how they see themselves and cope day to day. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and looks for alternative meanings that reduce shame and blame; it can be helpful for issues like low self-worth, guilt, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools for shifting patterns of thinking and behavior, which is useful for anxiety and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication, which can help with intense feelings and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose and adapt methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Sessions will include clear goals, skill practice, and short experiments to try between meetings so progress can be checked and adjusted together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for full conversations and nonverbal cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins, and messaging lets people share updates or ask questions between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and try different ways of working to find what helps most.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does Chance address?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship worries, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching around motivation and confidence. Additional areas include communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, mood concerns, self-love, and social anxiety.

What is his therapeutic style like?

He blends Narrative Therapy with practical methods from CBT and DBT to help people rewrite unhelpful stories and learn concrete skills. Sessions are conversational, goal-oriented, and focused on steps you can try between meetings.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He has three years of experience as a licensed clinician working with adults, including college-age students and athletes. That time has focused on anxiety, mood concerns, and helping people build confidence.

Where is he licensed and located?

Chance is a New York licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices from New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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