Meet Chris

My name is Chris and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#148654) centered in
San Diego, California. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UCLA, and a Master’s
Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Brandman University. I have experience in both
community and private practice settings; working with clients who have struggled with the
impact of trauma; both complex and episodic, depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, OCD, and
a myriad of other problems. In order to help clients through their journey, I tend to use Narrative
Therapy; however, I will often borrow skills that are found within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Solution-Focused
Therapy (SFT).

My personal philosophy on therapy, as well as in life, is that nothing is fixed or static. While we
tend to love routines, our opinions, and viewpoints on the world; we tend to get stuck in these
places without even realizing that we got stuck to begin with. This tends to become a problem
when these fixed beliefs are about ourselves, especially when they are beliefs that we aren’t
enough. Based on my experience, education, and training; I have made a commitment to not
just tell, but show you that you are enough, and have a lot more to offer than you have ever
given yourself credit for. If this isn’t what you struggle with, that’s not a problem! Whatever
reason you decided to embark on this journey, I am here to walk with you.

As it relates to change, I believe that it begins and ends with you, the client. I don’t pretend at all
to be the expert on your life, and I have no intention of telling you how I think you should live it. I
aspire to be nothing more than a helper, someone who can work with you to identify, work
through, and ultimately change in the ways that YOU want to change. Regardless of your
reason for being here, you are not alone, and I believe that you already hold the strengths and
skills necessary to make change. You just might need someone to help you see it.