About Christopher

I believe growth happens in relationships, whether platonic, romantic, therapeutic, or mentorship. I worked in education for 15 years in various roles, supporting both children and adults, until I eventually decided to begin pursuing my training as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor. I’ve seen the power of therapy firsthand both as a client and a counselor, and my experience has taught me how much we need secure connections.

I am a psychodynamically informed therapist. I pay attention to what is happening both in the front and the back of our minds—what we are consciously doing and how we are acting on our unconscious beliefs. This means that attachment theory, which focuses on the roots of the way that we connect to each other and how that style of connecting plays out in our adult relationships, is a big influence on my approach to therapy. I integrate polyvagal theory to help clients understand the role their nervous system plays in individual and relationship distress. I practice Emotionally Focused Therapy with both individuals and partners to help my clients regain and strengthen their connections, and I integrate Relational Life Therapy practices into my relationship therapy work.

As a gay man and culturally humble therapist, I believe that all people of all identities have inherent worth and deserve to be valued for who they are, including those of us with marginalized identities. Our various identities aren’t the entirety of any of us, but they matter. Whether or not you share one of those marginalized identities, you are welcome here, and I am excited to work with you.

When I am not working, I can often be found in local nurseries adding to my garden and my houseplant collection, in bookstores debating which novel to add to my “to be read” stack, at the yoga studio stretching, and at home loving on my tuxedo Maine Coon, Huckleberry.