Chandel Tommola, LMHC

Chandel Tommola is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 12 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, and anger. She also supports work on self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, parenting concerns, and career questions.

Chandel has practiced in a range of settings, including private office, the justice system, in-home work, and telehealth. She explains common situations plainly - losing a job, a relationship ending, or repetitive worries that reduce enjoyment of life. She also notes how past childhood trauma can resurface in adult relationships and cause confusion or fear.

Her approach draws on several methods rather than a single model. She works collaboratively, treating the client as the expert on their own life while also challenging unhelpful behaviors and patterns. The work aims to build clearer self-understanding and practical coping skills for difficult moments.

In sessions she focuses on concrete goals. That might mean learning ways to manage intense feelings, changing patterns that keep someone stuck, or developing strategies to handle work and family stress. The emphasis is on short-term, practical changes alongside deeper exploration when it helps.

Chandel schedules weekday evening sessions and sometimes offers make-up appointments when her calendar allows. If someone prefers telehealth, her past practice has included telehealth work, so confirming current session options before booking is recommended.

How her approaches translate to online work