Chanan Davis, LMFT

Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.” - Carl Jung

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Chanan Davis, LMFT's style

Why Chanan Davis, LMFT chose to be in the helping profession

I chose to be in the helping profession because of my deep-seated belief that individuals deserve comprehensive and transformative support during their struggles. My counseling approach, which understands context in shaping current challenges, perfectly aligns with my mission to provide and facilitate the deeper healing and change my clients deserve to improve their quality of life.

Chanan Davis, LMFT's approach

Multifaceted and Flexible: My therapeutic approach is multifaceted and flexible, goal-oriented, and powerful. My core focus is to deeply attune to my client's presenting issue. This encompasses not just the symptoms they are aware of, like anxiety or depression, but many other aspects of their psyche, including relationships and relationship styles, nervous system's regulating capacities, trauma history, and levels of dissociation or maladaptive coping strategies. All of this aims to understand what is causing a strain on the client's optimal functioning.

Understanding Trauma: A key aspect of my approach is understanding a client's trauma history to provide context for their presenting issues. Trauma doesn’t only refer to life-threatening events; it includes any event that was too difficult to handle at the time it occurred. When a person is overwhelmed and cannot make sense of an event, many mental health issues can result. Examples of traumatic events affecting people later in life include:
bullying,
emotional or verbal abuse,
dysfunctional childhood due to a parent's personality disorder or other overwhelm,
death of a parent or sibling,
illness in a client or family member,
physical or sexual abuse,
or having a frightening panic attack.

Root Issue Focus: By seeing current challenges in this complex way, we can work on the root issue instead of focusing only on the presenting symptoms. I don’t spend a lot of time on conventional talk therapy. Instead, we remain committed to using powerful, actionable healing modalities to help the client reduce suffering and improve their life.

What you can expect from sessions with Chanan Davis, LMFT

When we work together, you can expect to be an active participant in our collaborative work.

Exploring Challenges: We will delve into the core of the presenting challenge by focusing deeply on the emotions that are most troubling. By paying careful attention to the somatic or body sensations that hold these emotions, we can understand them in a more profound way.

Addressing Traumatic Events: If your struggles stem from past traumatic events, we can move beyond these unprocessed memories using powerful techniques like EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and ego-state therapy or inner child work.

Overcoming Dissociation and Depression: For challenges related to shutdown, dissociation, depression, or a lack of a sense of self, we can work within the therapeutic relationship to elicit and strengthen your positive, life-enhancing capacities. This approach is based on a cutting-edge model of therapy called CIMBS, which has been very effective for my clients.

Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): I also employ Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, a legal and groundbreaking treatment with tremendous healing potential. We can discuss this exciting option in greater depth during our sessions.

Breathwork: Another powerful tool is breathwork, a technique where a particular style of breathing is used to open up emotions, heal deep traumas, and detox from negative emotions. As a certified breathwork facilitator, I can guide you through a contained and extremely powerful session that can rival the most intense psychedelic experiences, even without the medicine.

Chanan Davis, LMFT's experience working with the Jewish community

As a part of the Jewish community, and with a wealth of experience in assisting its members, I am committed to enhancing the lives of individuals within this close-knit group. Drawing upon my comprehensive understanding of the community's intricacies and nuances, I possess the expertise to offer tailored support that addresses a client's specific requirements. It is a privilege to be involved in guiding individuals on their path toward emotional well-being and personal growth within the Jewish community, and I approach this responsibility with professionalism and dedication.

Approaches

• Breathwork
• EMDR
• Inner child work
• KAP
• Mindfulness and Meditation
• Somatic Therapy

Concerns

• Abuse/Violence
• Addiction
• Anxiety
• Autoimmune Diseases
• Crohn's
• Depression
• Digestive Issues
• Drug/Substance Abuse
• Emotion regulation
• Mood Disorders
• Oppositional defiance disorder
• Pain Management
• Personality issues & disorders
• Relationships
• Religious Identity Issues
• Self-Harm/Suicidality
• Transitions & Change
• Trauma

10 years in practice

Licenses

• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist by NJ 2018. License number 37FI00187200

Degrees

• Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy by Touro University Worldwide 2014

Certificates

• EMDR by EMDR Insititue 2017
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy by Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute 2020
• Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Providor by Jouney Clinical through Fluence training 2022
• Breathwork by Psychosomatic Breathwork - Gitty Greenwald 2025

Average costs per session

$220

Payment Methods

• Sliding Scale
• Cash
• Check
• Credit Card
• Zelle Quick Pay