Most people find me for one of two reasons
Something from the past that still shows up today, or pressure that never seems to let up. Many people carry some of both. Start wherever you recognize yourself.
“Something happened, and I’m still carrying it.”
A single event, a hard childhood, a painful relationship, a loss. If the past keeps showing up in your body, your sleep, or your relationships, trauma-focused therapy can help it settle.
- Memories or reminders that still feel intense
- Feeling on edge, numb, or not quite yourself
- Patterns in relationships you can’t seem to shift
“I look fine on paper. I’m exhausted underneath.”
For executives, leaders, and professionals in demanding roles. The drive and vigilance that built your success don’t seem to turn off anymore, whether or not you’d call any of it trauma.
- Rest feels like falling behind
- Feedback lands far harder than it should
- Present at work, running on empty everywhere else
A nervous system that learned to stay on guard
These two groups have more in common than it might seem. Whether it came from one frightening event, years of an unpredictable home, or a decade of nonstop pressure, the result is often the same: a nervous system that learned staying on alert was the safest option, and kept doing it long after the danger passed.
For some people that looks like panic, avoidance, or nightmares. For others it looks like overworking, perfectionism, and never quite being able to relax. Same root, different expressions. The work in both cases is helping your system learn that it’s safe to stand down.
Trained in trauma. Fluent in pressure.
Hi, I’m Chris. My path to this work started in leadership. Over a career that grew into executive roles, I coached and developed hundreds of leaders and teams, and I know the boardroom and the executive table. I also watched talented people quietly burn out, and I knew the gap between how things look and how they feel from the inside.
That gap is what pulled me into clinical counseling. Today my work centers on trauma and chronic stress, using EMDR and attachment-based, nervous-system-informed approaches, with my EMDR work supervised by an EMDRIA Approved Consultant and Trainer. Whether you’re here because of something that happened or because of how hard you’ve been running, you won’t have to perform in this room.
Insight is a start. Feeling different is the goal.
Whether you already understand your patterns or are just beginning to recognize them, the work goes beyond insight, toward actually feeling safer and more settled, day to day.
EMDR
A structured, well-researched trauma therapy that helps distressing memories lose their emotional charge, without having to retell every detail. About EMDR
Nervous system work
Learning to notice when your body shifts into fight, flight, or shutdown, and building real capacity to return to calm and connection.
Attachment-based
Understanding how early relationships shaped the way you connect, work, and handle conflict today, and building more secure ways of relating.
Direct and collaborative
You’re the expert on your life. I bring structure, honesty, and the occasional joke. Growth doesn’t have to be humorless.
Simple, private, and flexible
50 minutes. Private pay, with superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement and limited sliding-scale spots.
A 15-minute consultation to see whether we’re a good fit. No commitment.
In person on Kipling St, or secure video anywhere in Colorado.
I’m a private-pay practice, so nothing is billed to your insurance or employer plan. If your plan includes out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill you can submit for possible reimbursement. Therapy is often an eligible HSA or FSA expense. You have the right to a Good Faith Estimate of expected costs. Ask me anytime.