Meet Chad

If you are here, something needs attention — anxiety, heaviness, a fight that will not end, a child who is struggling, or substance use that has taken over. You do not need the perfect words. You only need to stop carrying it alone.

I am Charles D. Hatchel — a Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Finding Strength and Hope, LLC. I work from a client-centered, strengths-based approach. We do not start with what is “wrong” with you. We start with what is already working, and we build from there. I believe change happens in a real partnership — resilience, self-awareness, and growth practiced together until life feels more livable.

In session I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). In plain language: we notice what you feel without being ruled by it, work with the thoughts that keep you stuck, and build coping skills you can use when the week gets loud.

Before this practice, I spent nine years in Admissions, Crisis Services, and Outpatient Therapy at the Community Services Board in Lynchburg, Virginia. Since 2017 I have also served as an outpatient therapist at Thriveworks. That work taught me how to stay calm when someone arrives at their worst day, and how to stay human while I do it.

If you are ready to take a next step toward healing and mental well-being, I am here to walk it with you.

— Charles D. Hatchel (Chad), LPC