Clients can expect a warm, inviting environment that centers their lived experience, values, and goals. You are the expert in your own life and I will work alongside you to build insight, perspective, and practical tools that support meaningful change. Creating a space grounded in authenticity and curiosity is central to my work, allowing clients to reflect openly and without judgment. Together, we explore patterns, habits, and coping strategies that may have been helpful at one point but are no longer serving your current needs.

Degrees Earned and Institutions:

• BA: Christopher Newport University, BA

• MSW: Tulane University

• DSW- University of Pennsylvania

Over 10 years in the research of evidence based treatment with clients in different therapeutic settings

Chris is a social worker–researcher with over a decade of experience at the intersection of clinical practice and behavioral research.

He began his career providing motivational interviewing and CBT-based interventions in clinical settings and continues to integrate evidence-based approaches into his therapeutic work while pursuing his Doctorate of Clinical Social Work.

His clinical perspective is informed by scholarly contributions, including first- and co-authored publications in Neuropsychology, AIDS & Behavior, and the Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health.