Chani Cochran, LCSW

Chani Cochran is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 19 years of experience. She has worked across outpatient and inpatient settings and now sees clients in independent practice. Her background includes supporting people facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, addictions, and stress related to life changes and chronic illness.

She uses a client-centered approach, which means the therapy follows the client's priorities. Chani treats the therapeutic relationship as a partnership and asks clients to check in about progress and direction over time. She emphasizes trust and honest feedback as the basis for productive work.

Her practice also addresses relationship and family concerns, intimacy and communication problems, parenting stresses, and issues connected to identity and self-esteem. Additional focus areas include attachment difficulties, abandonment, codependency, commitment struggles, and body image concerns. She has supported people dealing with cancer, chronic pain, and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Chani draws on a range of methods to fit each person's situation. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and Client-Centered techniques. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and choices that match the client’s values.

If someone is feeling stuck after a loss, change, or difficult season, Chani aims to walk alongside them and help clarify next steps. She works with clients to set goals, try manageable strategies, and review what is and isn’t helping.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and making choices during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and skill practice, which can help with anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past relationships affect current trust and connection concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist partners with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort. That collaboration can include trying a technique for a few sessions and then adjusting based on what helps.

If you are considering online therapy with this clinician, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work to an online setting so clients can practice skills, review real-life examples, and track progress between visits.