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Hi, I’m Chris

I am a licensed mental health counselor and wellness professional based in Rock Springs, Wyoming, with years of experience helping individuals, couples, and athletes make lasting lifestyle changes that foster growth and healing. I am a past President of the Wyoming Counseling Association and bring a strong background in both mental health counseling and athletic performance coaching.

I offer in-person sessions in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and telehealth services throughout the state.

EDUCATION

Areas of Focus

I work with individuals, teens, adults, couples, and families experiencing a variety of concerns, including:

• Anger and emotional regulation

• Anxiety and chronic stress

• Depression

• Trauma and PTSD

• Eating Disorders and body image

• Weight management and health behavior change

• Self-esteem and self-worth

• Marriage, couples, and relationship difficulties

• Grief and loss

• Stress management

• Life transitions and personal growth

• Boundary setting and relational patterns

My Approach

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, weight loss, or relationship issues, I can help you learn a new way of relating to your difficult thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. By opening up to these experiences rather than fighting them, you allow them to simply be there — and when you have them, they are far less likely to have you.

I am not here to fix you. I don't believe you are broken. My goal is to help you begin living a life rooted in meaning and value, rather than one focused on control and symptom reduction.

I utilize person-centered, evidence-based approaches that meet you where you are and help you move toward the life you want.

My current training and areas of clinical focus include:

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) — exploring the different thoughts, emotions, and protective patterns that influence how we respond to ourselves and others

  • Somatic Work — developing awareness of the connection between emotional experiences, the body, and the nervous system

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — developing psychological flexibility and learning to move toward the values and relationships that matter most

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) — an evidence-based approach that can help clients process distressing experiences and reduce the emotional impact of difficult memories

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) — a structured, research-supported therapy for processing trauma and distressing life experiences, helping the brain integrate difficult memories in a way that reduces their emotional charge

Specialties & Expertise

✔ Counseling for Teens, Adolescents, Adults, Couples & Families — Rock Springs, WY & Telehealth
✔ Health & Athletic Performance Counseling — Enhancing performance and quality of life
✔ Sport Psychology & Mental Skills Coaching — Supporting athletes at every level
✔ Fitness & Wellness Coaching — Guiding individuals toward sustainable lifestyle changes

Sport Psychology & Athletic Performance Counseling

I have extensive experience working with competitive and elite athletes at every level:

  • Sport counselor for collegiate athletes, including NJCAA All-Americans, and top high school athletes across Wyoming

  • 7 years at Duke Diet & Fitness Center (Durham, NC) — providing fitness, behavior change, and performance wellness services

  • 3 years at Duke Integrative Medicine (Durham, NC) — delivering health psychology services integrating mind-body approaches to performance and well-being

Sport Performance Counseling

I am available for consultation and supervision.