Education/Experience
Chanel completed her Masters degree in counseling and psychological services at the University of Saint Mary’s in 2021. She completed her practicum at the Domestic Abuse Project where she provided group therapy, individual therapy services and a her primary role being in completing Diagnostic Assessments for all new clients. Prior to her current focused work in the outpatient setting. She has worked in inpatient; crisis care with adolescents.

Specialized Training
Chanel is committed to ongoing professional development and regularly pursues advanced training to better support individuals with complex and evolving needs. Her specialized training includes:

• Advanced training in the treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress and neuro-dissociative states through Anchored Relational Therapy (formerly the Adaptive Internal Relational Network Model).
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approaches for understanding and working with protective patterns and internal experiences.
• Specialized training in supporting law enforcement professionals and individuals working in high-stress occupations.
• Graduate-level study in Perinatal Psychology, with an emphasis on women’s mental health across the reproductive lifespan, including fertility and conception concerns, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, pregnancy and infant loss, miscarriage, transitions to parenthood, and the emotional and psychological experiences associated with perimenopause and menopause.
• Anticipated advanced training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for the treatment of trauma and distressing life experiences. Chanel is expected to complete EMDR training in late summer and will not begin offering EMDR services until training requirements have been completed, anticipated in August or September of 2026.

Chanel values lifelong learning and integrates evidence-informed practices in a thoughtful, individualized manner to meet each client’s unique needs and goals.

Areas of Clinical Interest
Life can ask us to carry more than we ever expected. Sometimes we adapt by pushing through, taking care of everyone else, minimizing our own needs, or simply surviving the best way we know how. While these strategies often develop for good reason, they can eventually leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, or uncertain about who we are outside of survival.

Chanel approaches therapy through a trauma-informed, person-centered, and relational lens. She believes healing happens when we are given space to understand our experiences with compassion rather than judgment. Therapy can become a place to make meaning of difficult experiences, strengthen relationships, build practical skills, and reconnect with the parts of ourselves that may have been lost along the way.

Her areas of clinical interest include trauma and complex trauma, anxiety, emotional regulation, dissociation, attachment and relationship concerns, identity development, life transitions, and helping individuals cultivate self-trust, resilience, and a life aligned with their values.

Practice Areas
Chanel provides therapy services for adolescents (16+) and adults utilizing evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches.

Personal Statement
I believe that you are the expert in your own life. My role is not to tell you who to be or what choices to make, but to walk alongside you with curiosity, honesty, and compassion as you navigate the challenges that brought you to therapy.

Clients often describe me as genuine, direct, approachable, and easy to talk to. I strive to create an environment where you feel safe enough to be authentic, while also feeling challenged to grow in ways that align with your goals and values. I value humor, creativity, metaphors, and practical strategies, and I believe therapy should be tailored to the unique needs of each individual rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach.

Whether you’re experiencing the impact of trauma, struggling with anxiety or intense emotions, navigating relationship difficulties, questioning your identity, or moving through a major life transition, my hope is that our work together helps you gain deeper understanding, strengthen your ability to cope, and build a life that feels meaningful and worth living.

Professional Affiliations
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), State of Minnesota #cc4430 – Issued 06/2024
Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy Approved LPC/LPCC Supervisor – Issued 06/2026

Age Ranges
Adolescents and Adults (16-65+)