Chris is a Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in trauma treatment as well as individual and couples therapy. He has almost 30 years' experience as a pastoral counselor, military chaplain, and marriage and family therapist. His areas of expertise are treating post-traumatic stress, acute stress, sexual abuse, and physical abuse. Chris retired from the US Army in 2014 after 29 years of active and reserve service. With numerous combat deployments within special operation forces, classified environments, and law enforcement, he understands the complexities of combat, security, control, and confidentiality. As an interactive EMDR trauma therapist, his approach is to provide support and practical interventions to help you effectively address your personal life faith challenges, and to integrate complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to you. Chris has been married since 1986. Together, he and his wife Holly have 5 adult children and 9 grandchildren. He is the founder & owner of Thrive Counseling Consultation, PLLC and Thrive Training & Publications, LLC.