Chanel Carlile

Chanel Carlile is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in Utah. She focuses on reducing strong emotions like anxiety, depression, grief, and anger, and helps people address addiction, trauma, and the stress of life changes. Chanel aims to give practical tools that ease day-to-day distress. Sessions often include skills for managing overwhelming feelings, coping with cravings, and lowering agitation so daily tasks feel more manageable. She tailors tools to each person's personality and values rather than using a single method for everyone. Her background includes work in both private practice and community mental health settings. That mix has exposed her to a wide range of issues, from panic and obsessive behaviors to complex mood and thought disturbances. This variety informs how she adapts interventions for different needs. Chanel draws from a mix of approaches such as acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, client-centered methods, and mindfulness. She emphasizes the relationship in therapy and tries to create a respectful, down-to-earth connection where people feel seen and heard. Outside of work she enjoys simple creative hobbies like collaging, crossword puzzles, and collecting rocks. She brings a direct, human style to sessions and invites people to bring their full experience, including the messy and ordinary parts of life.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed action toward those values while learning to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate behavior. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them, which can reduce anxiety, anger, and low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and is useful when strong emotions or impulsive behavior get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust the plan if something is not helpful. The relationship and fit are treated as part of the therapeutic work rather than a separate issue.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by eliminating travel time and allowing check-ins from different locations. Some people prefer shorter phone check-ins when they do not want to be on camera, while others like video sessions to use visual cues during skill practice. Because formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current session options before booking so you know which methods are available and which best fit your routine and needs.