Behavioral Health & Addiction Professional
A Compassionate Path Toward Mental Wellness and Recovery
Personalized behavioral health, addiction recovery, trauma-informed care, and resilience support grounded in experience and empathy.
Care That Meets You Where You Are
Chirala Pillay-Jordan brings more than 25 years of experience supporting clients across the United States and South Africa. Her work is grounded in client-centered, collaborative care that honors each person’s goals, strengths, culture, and pace.
Her professional experience includes ACT, county behavioral health, residential treatment, addiction recovery, trauma-informed support, and the many different paths people take toward healing. Together, you can identify practical next steps that support greater stability, resilience, and well-being.
Over 25 years serving individuals and families across two continents.
Experience, training, and a commitment to continued growth inform every client relationship.
Behavioral Health & Addiction Professional
Certified Substance Use Disorder Counselor (SUDCC)
Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) Trainer
Certified Peer Support Specialist
Certified Hypnotherapist
Support for the Whole Journey
Services are tailored to your goals and may draw from evidence-informed tools, practical skill building, and compassionate support.
Integrated Behavioral Health Services
Coordinated support for mental wellness, daily functioning, and sustainable personal change.
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Nonjudgmental counseling informed by Motivational Interviewing, relapse prevention, harm reduction, and recovery planning.
Trauma Resiliency Training
Trauma-informed tools that support nervous-system awareness, grounding, regulation, and lasting resilience.
Peer Support
Strengths-based encouragement, shared understanding, advocacy, and collaborative connection throughout recovery.
Hypnotherapy
Focused, collaborative support for deep self-awareness, positive habit change, inner confidence, and personal growth.
Crisis Intervention
Compassionate, practical support focused on immediate stabilization, safety planning, and warm connection to appropriate resources.
Approaches may include CBT, Motivational Interviewing, relapse prevention, harm reduction, recovery planning, and trauma-informed support.
An Approach Built Around You
Meaningful change is collaborative. Care begins with listening and develops through practical, respectful partnership.
Individualized Care
Support shaped directly around your goals, needs, personal strengths, and current life circumstances.
Strengths-Based Treatment
Recognize existing abilities and build sustained progress forward from what is already working well.
Collaborative Planning
Create clear, practical next steps together and revisit them flexibly as your needs and strengths evolve.
Evidence-Based Practices
Draw safely from established modalities such as CBT and Motivational Interviewing when beneficial.
Community & Relapse Prevention
Strengthen reliable support networks, coping skills, community resources, and long-term recovery planning.
Respect for Your Unique Journey
Honor culture, personal identity, lived experience, readiness, and your individual definition of healing.
Experienced Care, Grounded in Humanity
Choosing support is a meaningful step. Chirala brings a broad behavioral health perspective, a compassionate presence, and a commitment to meeting clients with respect rather than judgment.
Holistic, empathetic care that considers the whole person.
Multidisciplinary collaboration when coordinated support is beneficial.
Lifelong learning and continued professional development.
International experience serving clients and communities in the United States and South Africa.
Resilience-building strategies that support progress beyond a single session.
You do not have to have every answer before reaching out. A consultation can be a first conversation about what support may fit your needs.
Take the First Step Toward Wellness
Together, we can create a path toward mental well-being, recovery, and a healthier future.